Forbidden City: Hall of Supreme Harmony
Beijing, China
- Drag Turn
- ←→ Turn 15°, with Shift 90°
- Space Lift the tiers apart
- 1–4 Light a tier, or point at it
- Esc Clear
Tiers
- 01Terrace and hall (8.13 m terrace)0–18 m
- 02Lower eave and guardian rows18–22 m
- 03Upper storey and painted brackets22–24 m
- 04Upper hip roof (35.05 m)24–35 m
About
The Hall of Supreme Harmony has 11 bays across and five bays deep. Its double-eaved hip roof stands on a three-tier marble terrace. This model shows the south porch, three north door bays, painted bracket sets, roof guardians, carved balustrades, imperial ramp, side stairs and bronze vessels. The terrace ends at a local crop, not the boundary of the Forbidden City.
- Location
- Beijing, China
- Height
- 35.05 m above the courtyard (hall 26.92 m, terrace 8.13 m)
- Size
- 63.96 m by 37.2 m, 72 columns
- Built
- 1406–1420; rebuilt 1695–1697
- Visitors
- more than 19 million to the Palace Museum in 2019