Places held in image, memory, and landscape

Yongdingmen Gate

The reconstructed Ming outer-city gate marks the southern start of the Central Axis.

Yongdingmen Gate — Dawn Documentary View
Yongdingmen Gate — Dawn Documentary View

Yongdingmen Gate Tower stands centered atop a gray-brick terrace, its central arch facing an open stone-paved square while rows of stone posts and overhead shade define a clear axis.