Taihe Dian. The Hall of Supreme Harmony of the Forbidden City in Beijing

This volume reports on the cognitive survey carried out in the Hall of Supreme Harmony of the Forbidden City in Beijing by the Directorate General for the Architectural and Landscape Heritage between November 2003 and April 2004.
It aims at providing a thorough reading of geometries, matters and building features of the Taihe dian, through a "reverse path" to knowledge starting from the tangible document of the building. A scientific report rooted in a long tradition of cultural heritage management, which considers the divulgation of the outcomes of any research as an essential prerequisite for knowledge sharing.
The study carried out on the Hall of Supreme Harmony of the Forbidden City in Beijing is actually the contribution at a methodological level that the Ministry has proposed within the framework of an agreement on cultural cooperation between Italy and China launched in 2002. Surveys by the Directorate General for Architectural and Landscape Heritage and the Central Institute for Restoration have been the premises for the recently concluded conservation intervention. Such experience has also offered a relevant opportunity to understand Chinese architecture that is still too poorly studied in Italy". (Sandro Bondi, Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities).
Full english text This volume is edited by Laura Moro.