Jin Shrines, Sansheng Shrine, great gate 晉祠三聖祠大門
edition published: 2023-09-14-04:00
language: en; zh-latn-pinyin; zh-Hant; zh-Hans; zh-latn-wadegile
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Three Sages Shrine, great gate; 三聖祠大門; 三圣祠大门; Sānshèngcí dàmén; San-sheng-t'zu ta-men; Sansheng Shrine, great gate
identifier: https://architecturasinica.org/place/000048l1
Date: 1737
Dynasty: Qing 1644 - 1912
The great gate (damen 大門) leading into the complex was likely added when the shrine was rebuilt in the second year of the Qianlong period (1737). A single bay structure with a gable roof, Liu Dapeng 劉大鵬 described it as a fang 坊 gateway (Liu 1986, 32-33). Also called a paifang 牌坊 (Liu 2016. 157), this is an architectural form which facilitates the installation of formal name-plaques (pai 牌).
location: 37.708113 112.434722
Located using Google Earth 2023-10-03
Type: gate, mén, 門, 门
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