ID: 700002927 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002927	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Hall of the Sea of Wisdom, the (temple (building); unknown Chinese architect, under Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799...; 1750)

Note: A temple built on the pinnacle of Longevity Hill, The Hall of the Sea of Wisdom was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799), and was also known as "No Beam Hall" due to its lack of interior timber structure. It survived the fire set by the Anglo-French allied force in 1860. Its exterior is covered in green and yellow tile and Buddha reliefs, many of which have been vandalized.

Titles:

Hall of the Sea of Wisdom, the (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

The Hall of the Sea of Wisdom (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Hall of the Sea of Wisdom (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Temple of the Sea of Wisdom (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Great Imperial Porcelain Palace (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

temple (building) [300007595] (preferred)

..... (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 function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1750

Creator Display:

unknown Chinese architect, under Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) [preferred,VP]

architect unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

patron Qianlong, Emperor of China (Chinese emperor, 1711-1799) [500372572]

Locations:

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

Display Materials: unavailable

Dimensions: unavailable

Events:

destruction: 1860

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Hall of the Sea of Wisdom, the	........ [VP]
	........ Gordon, Moon Spotlight Beijing (2012)
The Hall of the Sea of Wisdom	........ [VP]
	........ Gordon, Moon Spotlight Beijing (2012)
Hall of the Sea of Wisdom	........ [VP]
	........ Gordon, Moon Spotlight Beijing (2012)
Temple of the Sea of Wisdom	........ [VP]
	........ Neville-Hadley, Peter. Beijing and Shanghai. (2011)
Great Imperial Porcelain Palace	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Neville-Hadley, Peter. Beijing and Shanghai. (2011)