建筑专业英语演讲研讨.ppt

木构架建筑之经典—太和殿 the Forbidden City. The Hall of Supreme Harmony The Hall of Supreme Harmony, also called the Throne Hall, is the largest hall in the Forbidden City. Hall of Supreme Harmony 64 meters long, 37 meters wide, with an area 2377 square meters, the palace high 26.92 meters, plus the following Xumizuo that up to 8.13 meters in three pedestal high 35.05 meters altogether. The double-eaved hall which ranks the highest among palaces, is the largest among the three halls in the Outer Halls. The marble pedestal The Hall of Supreme Harmony was built on a 工-shaped marble terraces. The marble terrace with stone carvings is over 10 meters high, with 21 steps in the bottom part and 9 steps in the middle and upper parts respectively. The original hall was built by the Ming Dynasty in 1406 and was destroyed seven times by fires during the Qing Dynasty and last re-built in 1695–1697. Hall of Supreme Harmony 64 meters long, 37 meters wide, with an area 2377 square meters, the temple high 26.92 meters, plus the following Xumizuo and up to 8.13 meters in three pedestal of high 35.05 meters. plan of The Hall of Supreme Harmony hangshi In the ridge of ancient architecture, hangshi only is in Taihedian, put them in order of priority in small animals at high eaves, symbolizing the misfortunes destroy evil, good luck, also contains cut off evil, the meaning of justice. In the center of the hall, there is a 2-meter high platform, upon which is placed the wooden throne carved with nine dragons. In the rear of the platform, there is a gold painted screen, and in the front, there is an imperial desk. On the two sides are decorations of an elephant, crane, unicorns, and other real and mythical creatures. The elephant is carrying a vase in which grains are stored, which signifies peace and bumper harvests. Unicorns are imaginary animals in ancient Chinese mythology. They are said to be able to travel 18,000 km a day and can speak every languages in the country. They