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Tian An Men 天安门 (259)
Beijing

天安门:

      天安门的主体建筑分为上下两层。

      上层是重檐歇山式,黄琉璃瓦顶的巍峨城楼,东西面阔九楹,南北进深五间,取“九五”之数,象征着皇帝的尊严。正面有36扇菱花格式门窗。城楼基座周围有汉白玉栏杆、栏板,雕刻着莲花宝瓶图案。城楼内所用木材大部分是楠木,60根红漆巨柱排列整齐,柱顶上有藻井与梁枋,绘着金龙吉祥彩画和团龙图案。地面铺的全是金砖,面积约2000平方米。屋顶的正脊与垂脊上装饰着螭吻、仙人、走兽;17盏古雅的大型宫灯,最大的那盏称为主灯,有8个面,全高6米,直径2.8米,重约450公斤,其余的16盏为6个面的辅灯,每个高6米,直径2.2米,重约350公斤。每盏灯上的角各有一盏伞形小等。

      下层是高13米的朱红色城台,四周环绕琉璃瓦封顶的矮墙,下部是1.59米高的雕刻精美的汉白玉须弥座台基。城台的总面积达4800平方米,东西两侧各有一条长达百级供上下城楼用的梯道,俗称马道。还有5个拱形门洞,中间的门洞最大,高8.82米,宽5.25米,唯有皇帝可以进出。

      城楼前有外金水河,河上飞架7座汉白玉雕栏石桥,中间一座最宽阔的称“御路桥”,专为皇帝而设。御路桥两旁有宗室亲王过往的“王公桥”;王公桥左右的“品级桥”是供三品以上的官员行走的;四品以下的官员和兵弁、夫役只能走“公生桥”,公生桥架在太庙和社稷坛门前。

Copyright: Dxinwei
Type: Spherical
Resolution: 8324x4162
Taken: 13/10/2013
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