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Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden
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Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden

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Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: China
Best of: Gardens, Palace
Description:
The Summer Palace in Beijing – first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 – is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value. [More Details]
This article uses material from UNESCO World Heritage List article "Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike 3.0 IGO License.