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L.R.420.c.10(33)
- Record Id:
- 040-003230986
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003230953
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026867737.0x00063e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- L.R.420.c.10(33)
- Title:
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The Ch'ien Mên [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography
View looking towards the massive gate tower, with pedestrians, carts and rickshaws on the paved roadway in the foreground: 'This is always known as the Ch'ien Mên...or Front Gate, though the proper and more dignified name is Chêng Yang Mên, as is plainly seen in the view. The imposing mass is a very new structure, for the tower was destroyed by fire in 1900 — indeed, both this outer gate and the inner were burned. The four rows of apertures are filled with wooden frames having each a circular opening in the centre. They should be filled with innocent glass, but they look like port-holes for cannon. The earlier gate had cannon painted in the apertures.'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003230953
040-003230986 - Is part of:
- L.R.420.c.10 : The pageant of Peking. Comprising sixty-six Vandyck photogravures of Peking and environs from photographs by Donald Mennie. With…
L.R.420.c.10(33) : The Ch'ien Mên [Beijing]. Photographer: Mennie, Donald - Hierarchy:
- 032-003230953[0033]/040-003230986
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: L.R.420.c.10
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Aquatint Photogravure
Photogravure
Photomechanical Print - Start Date:
- 1919
- End Date:
- 1920
- Date Range:
- c 1920
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 231 mm x 202 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Paper
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Mennie, Donald
- Subjects:
- Architectural Elements
Architecture
Gateways
Street Scenes
Towers