Imperial Roof Decoration Perched Rooster

Chinese roofs are typically of the hip roof type with small gables.

Imperial roof decoration perched rooster.

A self enclosed and fortified palace the complex includes the purple forbidden city which was the inner sanctum of the imperial household as well as temples courtyards gardens and other buildings. Dūn shòu were statuettes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the chinese empire only official buildings palaces government buildings and some temples were. It is a magnificent ensemble of palaces pavilions courtyards gardens in which have been placed a large number of symbols they were mostly related to the decorations of the pavilions. Imperial roof decorations roof charms on the hall of supreme harmony in the forbidden city beijing china buy this stock photo and explore similar images at adobe stock sales.

The forbidden city is the imperial palace of chinese rulers from the early fifteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. Zǒu shòu or crouching beasts 蹲獸 蹲兽. Media in category imperial roof decoration of the hall of supreme harmony the following 24 files are in this category out of 24 total. Chinese imperial roof decoration or roof charms or roof figures yan shou or zou shou or dun shou was only allowed on official buildings of the empire.

Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof figures 檐獸 檐兽. Hue vietnam decorations and roof tiles on top of a building at the imperial city in hue vietnam. Variant versions are still widespread in chinese temples and has spread to the rest of east asia and parts of southeast asia.