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Architecture of the Song dynasty

Index Architecture of the Song dynasty

The architecture of the Song dynasty (960–1279) was noted for its towering Buddhist pagodas, enormous stone and wooden bridges, lavish tombs, and extravagant palaces. [1]

46 relations: Ancient Chinese wooden architecture, Beisi Pagoda, Caisson (Asian architecture), Chinese architecture, Chinese pagoda, Dongjin Bridge, Emperor Duanzong, Emperor Duzong, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Emperor Gong of Song, Emperor Guangzong of Song, Emperor Huizong of Song, Emperor Lizong, Emperor Ningzong, Emperor Qinzong, Emperor Renzong of Song, Emperor Shenzong of Song, Emperor Taizong of Song, Emperor Taizu of Song, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Emperor Zhenzong, Emperor Zhezong, Iron Pagoda, Jade Belt Bridge, Liaodi Pagoda, Lingxiao Pagoda, Lingyan Temple (Jinan), List of architectural styles, List of bridges in China, Liuhe Pagoda, Pagoda, Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Pizhi Pagoda, Post and beam, Precious Belt Bridge, Shen Kuo, Three Pagodas, Tiger Hill Pagoda, Wuying Pagoda, Yingzao Fashi, Youguo Temple, Yu Hao, Zenshūyō, Zhao Bing, 11th century.

Ancient Chinese wooden architecture

Ancient Chinese wooden architecture is among the least studied of any of the world's great architectural traditions from the western point of view.

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Beisi Pagoda

The Beisi Pagoda (Suzhou Wu: Poh zy thaeh) or North Temple Pagoda is a Chinese pagoda located at Bao'en Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

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Caisson (Asian architecture)

The Caisson, also referred to as a caisson ceiling, or spider web ceiling, in East Asian architecture is an architectural feature typically found in the ceiling of temples and palaces, usually at the centre and directly above the main throne, seat, or religious figure.

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Chinese architecture

Chinese architecture is a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries.

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Chinese pagoda

Chinese pagodas are a traditional part of Chinese architecture.

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Dongjin Bridge

The Dongjin Bridge or Jianchunmen Pontoon Bridge (建春门浮桥) in Ganzhou, Jiangxi province, China is a pontoon bridge constructed over the Gong River in the Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279).

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Emperor Duanzong

Emperor Duanzong of Song (10 July 1269 – 8 May 1278), personal name Zhao Shi, was the 17th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the eighth emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

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Emperor Duzong

Emperor Duzong of Song (2 May 1240 – 12 August 1274), personal name Zhao Qi, was the 15th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the sixth emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

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Emperor Gaozong of Song

Emperor Gaozong of Song (12 June 1107 – 9 November 1187), personal name Zhao Gou, courtesy name Deji, was the tenth emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the first emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

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Emperor Gong of Song

Emperor Gong of Song (2 November 1271 – May 1323), personal name Zhao Xian, was the 16th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the seventh emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

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Emperor Guangzong of Song

Emperor Guangzong of Song (30 September 1147 – 17 September 1200), personal name Zhao Dun, was the 12th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the third emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

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Emperor Huizong of Song

Emperor Huizong of Song (7 June 1082 – 4 June 1135), personal name Zhao Ji, was the eighth emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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Emperor Lizong

Emperor Lizong of Song (26 January 1205 – 16 November 1264), personal name Zhao Yun, was the 14th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the fifth emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

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Emperor Ningzong

Emperor Ningzong of Song (19 November 1168 – 17 September 1224), personal name Zhao Kuo, was the 13th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the fourth emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

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Emperor Qinzong

Emperor Qinzong of Song (23 May 1100 – 14 June 1161), personal name Zhao Huan, was the ninth emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the last emperor of The Northern Song Dynasty.

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Emperor Renzong of Song

Emperor Renzong of Song (30 May 1010 – 30 April 1063, Chinese calendar: 14 April 1010(the 3rd year of Dazhongxiangfu, 大中祥符三年) - 29 March 1063 (the 8th year of Jiayou, 嘉祐八年)), personal name Zhao Zhen, was the fourth emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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Emperor Shenzong of Song

Emperor Shenzong of Song (25 May 1048 – 1 April 1085), personal name Zhao Xu, was the sixth emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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Emperor Taizong of Song

Emperor Taizong of Song (20 November 939 – 8 May 997), personal name Zhao Jiong, was the second emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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Emperor Taizu of Song

Emperor Taizu of Song (21 March 927 – 14 November 976) personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founder and first emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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Emperor Xiaozong of Song

Emperor Xiaozong of Song (27 November 1127 – 28 June 1194), personal name Zhao Shen, courtesy name Yuanyong, was the 11th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the second emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

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Emperor Yingzong of Song

Emperor Yingzong of Song (16 February 1032 – 25 January 1067), personal name Zhao Shu, was the fifth emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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Emperor Zhenzong

Emperor Zhenzong of Song (23 December 968 – 23 March 1022), personal name Zhao Heng, was the third emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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Emperor Zhezong

Emperor Zhezong of Song (4 January 1077 – 23 February 1100), personal name Zhao Xu, was the seventh emperor of the Song dynasty in China.

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Iron Pagoda

The Iron Pagoda of Youguo Temple (佑國寺), Kaifeng City, Henan province, is a Buddhist Chinese pagoda built in 1049 during the Song dynasty (960–1279) of China.

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Jade Belt Bridge

The Jade Belt Bridge, also known as the Camel's Back Bridge, is an 18th-century pedestrian Moon bridge located on the grounds of the Summer Palace in Beijing, China.

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Liaodi Pagoda

The Liaodi Pagoda of Kaiyuan Monastery, Dingzhou, Hebei Province, China is the tallest existing pre-modern Chinese pagoda and tallest brick pagoda in the world, built in the 11th century during the Song dynasty (960–1279).

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Lingxiao Pagoda

The Lingxiao Pagoda is a Chinese pagoda west of the Xinglong Temple in Zhengding, Hebei Province, China.

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Lingyan Temple (Jinan)

Lingyan Temple is a Buddhist temple located in Changqing District, Jinan, Shandong Province, China, about north of the city of Tai'an.

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List of architectural styles

An architectural style is characterized by the features that make a building or other structure notable and historically identifiable.

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List of bridges in China

This list of bridges in China is organized by province and includes notable bridges.

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Liuhe Pagoda

Liuhe Pagoda, literally Six Harmonies Pagoda, is a multi-story Chinese pagoda in southern Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.

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Pagoda

A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves, built in traditions originating as stupa in historic South Asia and further developed in East Asia or with respect to those traditions, common to Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka and other parts of Asia.

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Pagoda of Fogong Temple

The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple of Ying County, Shanxi province, China, is a wooden Chinese pagoda built in 1056, during the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty.

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Pizhi Pagoda

The Pizhi Pagoda is an 11th-century Chinese pagoda located at Lingyan Temple, Changqing, near Jinan, Shandong province, China.

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Post and beam

Post and beam is a general term for building with heavy timbers.

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Precious Belt Bridge

The Precious Belt Bridge or Baodai Bridge is a stone arch bridge near Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

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Shen Kuo

Shen Kuo (1031–1095), courtesy name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁),Yao (2003), 544.

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Three Pagodas

The Three Pagodas of the Chongsheng Temple are an ensemble of three independent pagodas arranged on the corners of an equilateral triangle, near the old town of Dali, Yunnan province, China, dating from the time of the Kingdom of Nanzhao and Kingdom of Dali in the 9th and 10th centuries.

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Tiger Hill Pagoda

The Tiger Hill Pagoda, more officially the Yunyan Pagoda (Suzhou Wu: Yuin nge zy thaeh, or; Suzhou Wu: Hou chieu thaeh), also sometimes translated as Huqiu Tower, is a Chinese pagoda situated on Tiger Hill in Suzhou city, Jiangsu Province of Eastern China.

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Wuying Pagoda

The Wuying Pagoda, also known as the Xingfu Temple Pagoda and The Thousand Year-old Pagoda of Wuhan, is a Buddhist pagoda in Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

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Yingzao Fashi

The Yingzao Fashi is a technical treatise on architecture and craftsmanship written by the Chinese author Li Jie (李誡; 1065–1110), the Directorate of Buildings and Construction during the mid Song Dynasty of China.

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Youguo Temple

Youguo Temple is a Buddhist monastery complex located northeast of Kaifeng, in Henan province, China.

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Yu Hao

Yu Hao (970) was an eminent Chinese structural engineer and architect during the Song Dynasty period (960-1279).

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Zenshūyō

is a Japanese Buddhist architectural style derived from Chinese Song Dynasty architecture.

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Zhao Bing

Zhao Bing (12 February 1272 – 19 March 1279), also known as Emperor Bing of Song or Bing, Emperor of Song (宋帝昺),Note that the "Bing" refers to the emperor's personal given name.

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11th century

The 11th century is the period from 1001 to 1100 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Common Era, and the 1st century of the 2nd millennium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_the_Song_dynasty

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