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China > Pékin > Summer Palace > Seventeen-Arch Bridge Seventeen-Arch Bridge Seventeen-Arch Bridge Shiqi Kong Qiao Section 2 on 5 Summer Palace Civil engineering structure(s) 1750 Area related : Pékin UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1998 Built in the 15th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1750), this 150-meter bridge links the east bank and the South Lake Island. It is the longest bridge in any Chinese imperial garden and was named for its seventeen arches. See the tabloid Classification by : names artists type periods Description    With the styles of Lugou Bridge in Beijing and Baodai Bridge in Suzhou, Zhejiang Province, Seventeen Arch Bridge looks like a rainbow arching over the water. On the column of the parapets are 544 distinctive carved white marble lions. On each end of the bridge is a carved bizarre beast. With the biggest arch in the midst of the bridge flanked by eight others, visitors can count nine arches on either side. According to ancient thought, the number nine symbolizes good fortune and safety. More pictures    The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda Summer Palace Building(s) Baoyun Bronze Pavilion Boat house Bridge of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds Buddhist Pagoda Chuan Yong Yun Fei House Clear and Peaceful Boat East Palace Gate (2) First Gate of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds (2) Hall for Listening to Orioles Hall of Benevolence and Longevity (2) Hall of Buddhist Tenets (1) Hall of Cloudlike Brocade Hall of Embracing the Universe (1) Hall of Finest Jade Hall of Fragrant Splendor Hall of Happiness in Longevity Hall of Jade Ripples Hall of Virtuous Glories Hall that Dispels the Clouds Heralding Spring Pavilion Holly Land Archway Long Corridor (1) Marble Screen Wall with Murals Pavilion of Five Locations Purple Heaven Hall Sea of Wisdom Temple (4) Second Gate of the Hall that Dispels the Clouds Site of Temple Sumeru (1) Spacious Pavilion Temple of Timely Rains and Extensive Moisture Tower of Cloud-Retaining Eaves Tower of the Fragrance of the Buddha (1) Wenchang Tower Wulinyi House Yiyun Hall Civil engineering structure(s) Bridge of Banana-Plant (1) Jade Belt Bridge Kunming Lake (3) Nanhu Island (1) Seventeen-Arch Bridge (2) Park(s) and Garden(s) Pine Grove (1) Streets, avenues Suzhou Street