The Walls and Gates of Peking is a book written by Osvald Sirén,[1] originally published in English with a run of 800 copies by The Bodley Head in London in 1924. It provides historical records of the walls and gates of Beijing[2] and has 109 photos taken by Osvald Siren and 53 architectural drawings of gates[3] made by Chinese artists.
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| Author | Osvald Sirén |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Architecture |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
Publication date | 1924 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
References
edit- ^ ""百年回望——喜仁龙眼中的北京城墙和城门"展览开幕" (in Chinese). Sohu. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "介绍北京城墙城门的里程碑式著作《北京的城墙与城门》再版" (in Chinese). Ifeng.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "赵珩：历史没有假如，文物不能复建" (in Chinese). thepaper.cn. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
External links
edit- https://archive.org/details/1924wallsgatespekingosvaldsiren
- Pictures in the book at the Wayback Machine (archived August 2, 2007)
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