When was yingtianmen rebuilt?

Yingtianmen was rebuilt in Tang Gaozong in the early Qing Dynasty.

1, basic introduction of yingtianmen:

Yingtianmen is the south gate of Wei Zicheng, Luoyang City in Sui and Tang Dynasties, commonly known as the Five Peaks Pagoda. Built in the first year of Sui Daye, it was originally named Zetianmen. Yingtianmen was the highest-standard city gate in ancient China, and its organizational system had a far-reaching impact on Xuande Gate in the Northern Song Dynasty, Chongtian Gate in the Yuan Dynasty and Wumen Gate in the Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In the first year of Shenlong, Wu Zetian made a taboo and changed her name to yingtianmen. Yingtianmen is the place where the imperial court held ceremonies such as enthronement, Yuan Dynasty reform, amnesty, banquets, etc. Tang Gaozong once proclaimed Baekje King Fuyu once here, and Wu Zetian once proclaimed himself here, with similar functions to Jingwumen.

2. Use of yingtianmen:

At that time, it was an important place for the imperial court to hold major state celebrations and diplomatic activities. For example, Jacky, the Winter Solstice, Chen Le, banquets, forgiveness of sins, eliminating the old and establishing the new, envoys from all countries, guests from four ethnic groups and emperors all attended the ceremony. Yingtianmen is the place where the imperial court held ceremonies such as enthronement, political reform, amnesty and banquets.

The value influence and symbolic significance of yingtianmen;

1, value impact:

The discovery of Yingtianmen site provides valuable information for studying the characteristics of the gate system in Sui and Tang Dynasties. From the perspective of architectural history, it has also had a far-reaching impact on the capital construction of later generations.

It also influenced the shape and layout of Xuande Gate in Tokyo in the Northern Song Dynasty, Chongtianmen Gate in the Yuan Dynasty and Wumen Gate in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This concept of the shape of the capital palace has been in the same strain since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and it has been developing and changing constantly, but what will never change is the royal etiquette and majesty represented by its magnificent buildings.

It has important historical and academic value. Professor Yang Hongxun, an architectural archaeologist, consultant of UNESCO, academician of Russian National Institute of Architectural Heritage and chairman of Architectural History Branch of China Architectural Society, has scientifically restored Tianmen.

2. Symbolic significance:

It is a symbol of the country and imperial power, and its name implies the corresponding Tianmen constellation in the sky. Tianmen, the main entrance of Wei Zi Palace where the Emperor of Heaven lives, is also called Hehe, that is, the corner of 28 stars. Its magnificent architecture represents royal etiquette and majesty.