Global architecture for eighteenth-century Beijing

Building Qing Enlightenments

Pedro Luengo (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

296 Seiten

2022
Voltaire Foundation (Verlag)
978-1-80085-618-9 (ISBN)

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This book reinterprets architecture in Beijing during the reigns of the Kangxi (1661-1722), Yongzheng (1723-1735) and Qianlong (1736-1795) emperors in the eighteenth century. More specifically, it views the building processes of the four churches and the Western palaces in the Yuánmíng Yuán garden as an example of cultural dialogue in the context of the Enlightenment. The study is based firstly on archival sources from different institutions from around the globe, using Big Data to manage them. Secondly, it places increased emphasis on architectural remains, preserved both in international collections as well as at archaeological sites. To take advantage of these remains, some were recorded using close-range photogrammetry. Digital sunlight analyses of the buildings’ interiors were also carried out. From these emerging technologies, as well as written sources, it becomes possible first to reinterpret Beijing as an imperial capital where religious tolerance and cosmopolitanism were increasing, and second to re-evaluate the entire Yuánmíng Yuán Garden complex as a miniature version of Beijing. This approach makes for easier subsequent comparisons with other imperial capitals of the time, such as London, Paris and Istanbul. As such, this study reveals a largely neglected chapter in the global history of architecture, while simultaneously offering a crucial re-examination of the existing architectural remains.

Pedro Luengo is Professor of the History of Art at the Universidad de Sevilla. He specialises in eighteenth-century architecture in Southeast Asia and the Caribbean. His previous publications include The Convents of Manila: Globalized Architecture during the Iberian Union (2017) and Manila, 1645 (2020).

Introduction
Qing Modernity : The Court

The Universal Garden-Palace : Yuanming Yuan

Beijing : The Capital of Religious Tolerance

The Public Images of the Yuanming Yuan

Conclusion : a Modern City

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Erscheinungsdatum	13.04.2022
Reihe/Serie	Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment ; 2022:04
Zusatzinfo	60 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Liverpool
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
Themenwelt	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-80085-618-0 / 1800856180
ISBN-13	978-1-80085-618-9 / 9781800856189
Zustand	Neuware