Wan Pavilion

Wan Pavilion
万楼
Wan Pavilion is located in Hunan
Wan Pavilion
Location within Hunan
Wan Pavilion is located in China
Wan Pavilion
Location within China
General information
TypeChinese pavilion
LocationChina
Coordinates27°52′40″N 112°57′15″E / 27.877846°N 112.95421°E / 27.877846; 112.95421
Groundbreaking1615
Renovated2017
AffiliationXiangtan municipal government
Height
ArchitecturalChinese architecture
Technical details
MaterialWood, brick, cement

Wan Pavilion (simplified Chinese: 万楼; traditional Chinese: 萬樓; pinyin: Wàn Lóu) is a Chinese pavilion located in Yuhu District of Changsha, Hunan, China.

History

Wan Pavilion was originally built in 1615 by magistrate Bao Hongkui (包鸿逵) and named by Li Tengfang [zh], a senior politician in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), but because of war and natural disasters has been rebuilt numerous times since then. The present version was completed in 2017.

Architecture

The total height of Wan Pavilion is 63.48-metre (208.3 ft), and the main building is 52.58-metre (172.5 ft). It has nine floors inside and five floors outside, which means "jiuwu zhizun (the imperial throne)" (九五之尊).

Tourist Centre
The Left Side Hall
Wan Pavilion
Wan Pavilion
Wan Pavilion
Wan Pavilion

References

  1. ↑ Ou Qiduan (欧启瑞); Tian Xinyu (田新宇); Fu Yajie (符雅洁) (2017-04-15). 湘潭万楼：重建的“湘江第一楼”. Sohu. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ↑ Liu Ju (刘炬) (2008-09-23). 湘潭重建万楼再现明代风采. sina. Retrieved 2021-11-26.