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| Do you know who
designed Tian'anmen? |
 Tian'anmen
(The Gate of Heavenly Peace), originally known as Chengtianmen, was
the front gateway to the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing
dynasties. Chengtianmen as constructed nearly 600 years ago, actually
in 1420 by Kuai Xiang, an outstanding architect of that time. Kuai
Xiang was born in the reign of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty
in Wu County, Jiangsu Province. But Chengtianmen was destroyed later.
When it was rebuilt in 1465, Kuai Xiang was already over eighty. So
he took part in the construction as a technical advisor. In 1651,
Empreror Shizu of the Qing Dynasty changed the name of Chengtianmen
to Tian'anmen, which has since been used till today. |
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