Caption

Gu Lou in Beijing, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Donald Mennie, Beijing, cliché maker: anonymous, c. 1915 - in or before 1920, paper, rotogravure, height 183 mm x width 279 mm, landscape with tower or castle, Gu Lou, A large multi-tiered traditional building with sweeping tiled roofs stands centrally, elevated on a wide base with arched openings at its ground level and an open gallery on the upper story. In front of the building a broad dirt pathway slopes downward through an open area where small groups of people are scattered, some standing and some walking. Trees with dense foliage frame the foreground and sides, and low rooftops and clustered buildings extend outward behind and beside the central structure. The image has a sepia tone and a hazy distant horizon with indistinct shapes of more trees and structures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B07_019

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.9Mb (6.2Mb) / 17.2in x 10.8in / 5171 x 3235 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gu Lou Beijing page photomechanical print photographer Donald Mennie cliché maker anonymous c 1915 - 1920 paper rotogravure height 183 mm x width 279 mm landscape tower castle large multi-tiered traditional building sweeping tiled roofs stands centrally elevated wide base arched openings ground level open gallery upper story front building broad dirt pathway slopes downward open area small groups people scattered standing walking Trees dense foliage frame foreground sides low rooftops clustered buildings extend outward beside central structure image sepia tone hazy distant horizon indistinct shapes trees structures