When was yingtianmen built?

It was founded in the first year of the great cause of the Sui Dynasty (605). Formerly known as Zetianmen, it was renamed yingtianmen in the first year of Shenlong (705). Yingtianmen is the place where the imperial court held ceremonies such as enthronement, political reform, amnesty and banquets. Known as "the first gate in Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "the first gate in the world", it occupies an important position in the history of Miyagi architecture in China.

Yingtianmen is a huge "concave"-shaped building complex, which consists of a gatehouse, a studio building, an East-West Pavilion and a cloister between them. The length from east to west is1.37m, the height on both sides is 36.4m, and the height is 13 floor. There are three doorways under the tower, with the imperial road in the middle, which goes in left and out right; There are two-way three exits symbolizing royal dignity in front of the gate, and twelve exits on the east and west sides, which is the highest level of the ancient city gate system.

The influence of yingtianmen

1, affecting future generations

The layout of Shuangque opposite yingtianmen is similar to that of Luohe Gate in Luoyang Miyagi and Yecheng in Northern Wei Dynasty, which influenced the layout of Xuande Gate in Tokyo in Northern Song Dynasty, Chongtianmen in Yuan Dynasty and Wumen in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

2. Affect foreign countries

Yingtianmen's name also had a profound impact on foreign countries. In 794 AD, the name of the south gate of Tang Chao Courtyard in Ping 'an Jing (Kyoto) was "yingtianmen", which was taken from Wei Ziying Tianmen in Luoyang, and was inherited again when the Ping 'an Shrine was founded in the 28th year of Meiji (1895).

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-yingtianmen.