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1、TheHallofSupremeHarmonyandtheCourt-yardinfrontofitTheHallofSupremeHarmony,alsocalledtheThroneHall,isthelargesthallintheForbiddenCity.Withaconstructionareaof2,377squaremeters,thedouble-eavedhallwhichranksthehighestamongpalaces,isthelargestamongthethreehallsintheOuter
2、Halls.TheHallofSupremeHarmonywasbuiltona工-shapedmarbleterraces.Themarbleterracewithstonecarvingsisover10metershigh,with21stepsinthebottompartand9stepsinthemiddleandupperpartsrespectively.角端端Intherearoftheplatform,thereisagoldpaintedscreen,andinthefront,thereisanimpe
3、rialdesk.Inthecenterofthehall,thereisa2-meterhighplatform,uponwhichisplacedthewoodenthronecarvedwithninedragons.Onthetwosidesaredecorationsofanelephant,crane,unicorns,andotherrealandmythicalcreatures.Theelephantiscarryingavaseinwhichgrainsarestored,whichsignifiespea
4、ceandbumperharvests.UnicornsareimaginaryanimalsinancientChinesemythology.Theyaresaidtobeabletotravel18,000kmadayandcanspeakeverylanguageinthecountry.Theyonlycometoescorttheaboveboardemperorwithbooks.角端Thereare72pillarssupportingthewholepalace.Sixofthemarecarvedwithd
5、ragondesignsandgildedwithgoldencircledthethroneOntopofthesixpillarsisacaissonceilingwithaXuanyuanMirrorhanginginthemiddle.TheXuanyuanMirrorissaidtobecreatedbyEmperorXuanyuan(alsoknownasEmperorHuangdi)inancienttimes.TheEmperorhadthismirrorhunghereinordertoshowthathew
6、asthelegitimateemperor.Andthemirrorwasplacedjustoverthethrone.However,themirrornowisnotrightoverthethrone.ItissaidthatYuanShikaiwasafraidthatthemirrormightdropandinjurehimandsohehaditmovedalittlebittothepresentsite.藻井藻井藻井中国传统建筑中室内顶棚的独特装饰部分。一般做成向上隆起的井状，有方形、多边形或圆形凹面，周
7、围饰以各种花纹、雕刻和彩绘。多用在宫殿、寺庙中的宝座、佛坛上方最重要部位。现存最早的木构藻井，是蓟县独乐寺观音阁上的藻井，建于984年，为方形抹去四角，上加斗八（八根角梁组成的八棱锥顶）。北京故宫太和殿上的蟠龙藻井，是在八角井上设一圆井，当中为一突雕蟠龙，垂首衔珠，称为龙井，是清代建筑中最华贵的藻井OntheterraceoftheSupremeHarmonyHallThisisanincenseburnerusedtoburnsandalwoodduringgrandceremonies.Therearealtogether
8、18burners,representingthe18provincesoftheQingDynasty.Fourbronzevatsareplacedonthetwosidesoutsidethehall,whichrepresentterritorialintegrity
