ID: 700009138 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009138	Record Type: Built Work
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Imperial Summer Palace (complex (buildings and sites); first patron: Kangxi Emperor, for his fourth son, Prince Yin...; began in 1707)

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; the current Summer Palace is located about 5km away, and was also damaged in 1860.

Titles:

Imperial Summer Palace (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

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

Yuanmingyuan (C,U,undetermined,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)

圓明園 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),U,U)

圆明园 (C,U,Chinese (simplified),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))

ruins [300008057]

..... (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>)

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>)

gardens (open spaces) [300008090]

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

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: began in 1707

Creator Display:

first patron: Kangxi Emperor, for his fourth son, Prince Yinzhen [preferred]

patron Kangxi, Emperor of China (Chinese emperor, 1654-1722) [500372571]

Locations:

Other: Destroyed: Beijing [7001758] (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 (built works technique), <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)

Related Works:

	distinguished from .... Summer Palace [700055666]
	..........palace; patron: Emperor Qianlong and others; restored after 1888 by ...; first construction: 1153 (Jin ...; Beijing (Beijing Shi, Zhongguo, Asia, World, Top of the TGN ...

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Imperial Summer Palace	........ [VP,JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Old Summer Palace	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Yuanmingyuan	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)
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-)
圓明園	........ [VP]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Summer_Palace
圆明园	........ [VP]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Summer_Palace
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,BWR]

....................... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

....................... BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021)

Note:
English	..... [VP,JPGM]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)