• Unknown (photographer)

View of the Beggars' Bridge from the top of the city wall showing the Chinese City, Peking (now Beijing), China

between 1862 and 1879

- This photograph was taken from the city wall to the west of Qian Men, which can be seen rising along the left edge. We also see the Temple of Heaven in the left background.

Albumen silver print

comp.: 10.4 x 17.6 cm secondary support: 34.6 x 53.2 cm

PH1982:0363:087

• exterior view

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in pen and black ink, on the secondary support, t.: "Pekin."; and l.r.: with title. numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, u.r.: "58" inscribed - by an unknown hand, in black ink ?, verso, l.l.: "Beggars [sic] Bridge / Peking" [seen in mirror image through recto of photograph]

Beijing; China;

• architecture
• ingénierie

• temple
• city
• p'ai-lou
• bridge (built work)
• kiosks
• dwellings
• barriers
• primary road