Take the three halls as an example the roofs are different.
Forbidden city architecture roof.
The ming 1368 1644 and qing 1644 1912 dynasties.
Marco hernandez even today it sounds a near impossible task.
Books were liable to catch fire black was supposed to be the colour of water and a black coloured roof would mean ever ready water to put out fires.
Watch how this structure built in the forbidden city style of architecture holds up to a simulated earthquake.
In the forbidden city building there are more than 10 different types of roofs.
One example is wenyuange the imperial library in beijing s forbidden city which amidst many yellow roofs stands under a roof of black tiles.
The main hall is mainly yellow.
The largest earthquake we ve ever recorded in history had a 9 5 magnitude.
A nailless chinese construction method.
The roof form of chinese architecture is rich and colorful.
While most of the buildings in the forbidden city are made from wood and have a similar style its architecture is nevertheless rich in subtle variations and symbolism.
They then put the structure a fifth of the size of buildings in the forbidden city through simulated earthquakes.
Imperial roof decoration of a minor building at the forbidden city multiple gables with decorations along the ridges unions between the roof panels near the corner a row of small figures is placed.
The roof of the forbidden city is full of glazed tiles.
The forbidden city is the largest medieval palace architecture in the world and was the main imperial palace of china s final two dynasties.
These brackets in forbidden city architectures were no longer used to support the house and absorb the effects of earthquakes but only for decoration.
Green is used.
The bracket using to bearing the weight of the roof is also a vital and typical part in ancient chinese architecture.
The forbidden city s unique architecture chapter 2 the dougong.
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Build an earthquake resistant wooden building strong enough to endure several tumultuous centuries but without using nails or glue.