Beijing building photos, Forbidden City images, Tiananmen Square photographs, Chinese traiditonal architecture
Ancient Beijing Buildings, China
Mao Zedong Memorial Hall Beijing Photos: Historic Chinese Architecture Information + Images
Ancient Beijing Architecture Photos : Andrew McRae
Beijing Building Photos
Sculpture in front of the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall:
View across Tiananmen Square looking towards the Forbidden City:
Historic Tiananmen Square:
Entrance to Forbidden City through the Gate of Heavenly Peace:
View from within Forbidden City:
Roof detail within Forbidden City:
Troops on parade within the grounds:
The Temple of Heaven:
Three styles of architecture are predominant in urban Beijing. First, there is the traditional architecture of imperial China, perhaps best exemplified by the massive Tian’anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), which remains the People’s Republic of China’s trademark edifice, the Forbidden City, the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the Temple of Heaven. Next, there is what is sometimes referred to as the “Sino-Sov” style, with structures tending to be boxy and sometimes poorly constructed, which were built between the 1950s and the 1970s.
Finally, there are much more modern architectural forms, most noticeably in the area of the Beijing CBD in east Beijing such as the new CCTV Headquarters, in addition to buildings in other locations around the city such as the Beijing National Stadium and National Center for the Performing Arts.
The Forbidden City – Imperial Palace
Location: Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Beijing Architectural Designs
Beijing Architectural Walking Tours
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Leeza SOHO, Lize Financial Business District
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
photo : Hufton+Crow
Leeza SOHO Beijing Building
Utter Space Photography Studio
Architects: CUN DESIGN
Space photography : WANG Ting
Utter Space Photography Studio
Siji Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant, 1 Dashilan Street, Xicheng District
Design: IN • X, Architects
picture : Shi Yunfeng
Siji Minfu Roast Duck Restaurant in Beijing
CCTV Beijing : Central Chinese Television Tower
Design: Rem Koolhaas Architect / OMA
TVCC Beijing : Television Cultural Center
Design: Rem Koolhaas Architect / OMA
Architecture Walking Tours – city walks
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