Chinese Architecture Flashcards
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Great Wall (China), 221-210 B.C.E. – 16th century CE
Importance: built for protection/military reasons. Uses natural barriers as well as the built wall.
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Tombs of First Qin Emperor (China), 246-208 B.C.E
Importance: buried with hundreds of terra cota human sculptures-all unique. Represent the army protecting him.
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Forbidden City, Beijing, 1420 C.E.
Importance: yellow main color of royal family. Only important people lived here
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Hall of Supreme Harmony, Beijing, 1420 C.E.
Importance: Longest surviving wooden building in China. Only emperor can go up the central staircase.
