Architectural Styles

    Sui Dynasty

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    Geographic Presence

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    581–618

    • Grand Scale and Monumentality
    • Buddhist Influence
    • greater use of brick and stone
    • Imperial Palaces and City Planning
    • Innovative
    • Elegant Roof Designs
    • North-central and eastern China
    • Capital city Chang’an (modern-day Xi’an)
    • Grand Canal area

    Common Building Types

    Landmark buildings

    Historic Accommodation Types

    Accommodation Examples

    • Temples
    • Imperial Palaces
    • City wsalls
    • City gates
    • Stupas
    • Pagodas
    • Yongning Temple Daxing
    • Grand Canal (Beijing to Hangzhou)
    • Temple of the Great Buddha near Xian
    • Chang’an (Xian) City Layout
    • Taiji Palace (Imperial Palace) Chang’an (Xian)
    • Tianlongshan Grottoes ShanxiImperial Palace Xian,
    • Government relay / postal stations (驿, yì)
    • Official guest residences (馆 / 馆舍))
    • Commercial inns and lodging houses (旅店 / 客店)
    • Canal-route lodging (waterway inns + quay lodging)
    • Temple and monastery lodging (Buddhist/Daoist)
    • Charitable lodging and relief
    • Private hosting networks
    • Government relay / postal stations on the Chang’an ↔ Luoyang corridor
    • Buddhist temple lodging – Daxingshan Temple (Chang’an / Xi’an); Guoqing Temple (Tiantai Mountain, Zhejiang) founded 598

    Landmarks

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