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que (watchtowers, towers (single built works), ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: In ancient China, stone structures resembling watchtowers which marked the entrance to a building complex. Generally built in pairs, they stand on opposing sides of a road or walkway, and are typically found in front of citadels, palaces, mansions, ancestral temples, and mausoleums.
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| Terms: |
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| que (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,B)
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| que (Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,D,U,B)
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| que (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| 阙 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.RK |
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Objects Facet |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Single Built Works (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ single built works (built environment) (G) |
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................ <single built works by specific type> (G) |
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.................... <single built works by form> (G) |
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........................ <single built works by form: massing or shape> (G) |
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............................ towers (single built works) (G) |
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................................ watchtowers (G) |
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.................................... que (G) |
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| Dutch ..... Stenen constructies in het oude China die op wachttorens leken en de ingang van een gebouwencomplex aangaven. Ze werden vaak paarsgewijs gebouwd en staan aan weerszijden van een weg of wandelgang. Ze staan vaak voor een citadel, een paleis, een herenhuis een vooroudertempel of een mausoleum. |
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