ID: 700009138 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009138	Record Type: Built Work
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Imperial Summer Palace (building complex; N/A; constructed 18th-early 19th ce...)

Note: Complex of palaces and gardens that was located outside Pekin (in present-day Haidian District, Beijing); Was known for collection of works of art. Destroyed by British and French troops in the Second Opium War, 1860.

Titles:

Imperial Summer Palace (preferred,C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Old Summer Palace (C,U,English,U,U)

Yuanming Yuan (C,U,Chinese (transliterated),U,U)

Yuan Ming Yuan (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Imperial Gardens (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Yù Yuán (C,U,Chinese (transliterated),U,U)

御园; 御園 (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

圆明园; 圓明園 (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

万园之园; 萬園之園 (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

Catalog Level: complex

Work Types:

complex (buildings and sites) [300000202] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name))

gardens (open spaces) [300008090]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Open Spaces and Site Elements (hierarchy name ), open spaces, <open spaces by form>)

former structures [300386958]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by condition>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: constructed 18th-early 19th centuries

Creator Display:

N/A [preferred]

unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

Locations:

Other: Destroyed: Beijing [7001758] Beijing Shi (municipality), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: masonry construction, gardens

	masonry construction (technique or process) [300404383]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, assembling (additive and joining process), construction (assembling), <construction technique by form or materials>)

Dimensions: unavailable

Events:

destruction: 1860

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Qing (dynastic styles and periods) [300018478] (preferred,dynasty)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: residential structures

Sources and Contributors:
Imperial Summer Palace	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Old Summer Palace	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Yuanming Yuan	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Yuan Ming Yuan	........ [VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
Imperial Gardens	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Yù Yuán	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
御园; 御園	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
圆明园; 圓明園	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
万园之园; 萬園之園	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)