Summer Palace

Palaces
Gardens and Landscape Architecture

The Summer Palace, also called Yihe Garden, is a complex of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing. An imperial garden during the Qing dynasty, it includes Longevity Hill, Kunming Lake and the Seventeen-Arch Bridge. The site covers 2.9 square kilometres, with water comprising three-quarters of its area. In 1998, UNESCO added it to the World Heritage List for its landscape garden design.

Location: Beijing
Area: 2.9 square kilometres
World Heritage listing: Included by UNESCO in December 1998

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Article: Summer Palace (English Wikipedia)
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