Imperial Roof Decoration Perched Rooster

Hue vietnam decorations and roof tiles on top of a building at the imperial city in hue vietnam.

Imperial roof decoration perched rooster.

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. Variant versions are still widespread in chinese temples and has spread to the rest of east asia and parts of southeast asia. Chinese imperial roof decorations or roof charms or roof figures 檐獸 檐兽. Photo print drawing detail showing mythical figurines on the roof of the hall of supreme harmony at the imperial palace museum in the forbidden city beijing china digital file from original item.

Zǒu shòu or crouching beasts 蹲獸 蹲兽. 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. China beijing forbidden city p1000171 jpg 4 608 3 456. 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.

Chinese roofs are typically of the hip roof type with small gables. Media in category imperial roof decoration of the hall of supreme harmony the following 24 files are in this category out of 24 total. The forbidden city is the imperial palace of chinese rulers from the early fifteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century.