3347 x 5020 px | 28,3 x 42,5 cm | 11,2 x 16,7 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
3. August 2019
Ort:
Beijing, China
Weitere Informationen:
The Drum Tower of Beijing, or Gulou (Chinese: 鼓楼; pinyin: Gǔlóu), is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street. Originally built for musical reasons, it was later used to announce the time and is now a tourist attraction. The Bell and Drum Towers continued to function as the official timepiece of Beijing until 1924, The Drum Tower was built in 1272 during the reign of Kublai Khan, at which time it stood at the very heart of the Yuan capital Dadu. At that time it was known as the Tower of Orderly Administration (Qizhenglou). In 1420, under the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty, the building was reconstructed to the east of the original site and in 1800 under the Jiaqing Emperor of the Qing dynasty, large-scale renovations were carried out. The Drum Tower is a two-story building made of wood with a height of 47 metres
