Forbidden city - Beijing - a photo on Flickriver

            At each corners of the walls surrounding the Forbidden City, you will find 4 towers that resemble Chinese temples. These are far from being any religious building. These towers were constructed as defence facilities alongside the lofty walls, the gigantic gate towers and the moat. Built in the 1420 during Yongle Emperor’s reign, they are known as “Corner Towers” and they have since been the iconic watch towers of the forbidden city since the Ming Dynasty.
Not only were the towers built with precise mathematics and engineering skills that was ahead of its time, it was surrounded by interesting facts and mysteries. One fascinating fact about the towers was that they were built using the magical number “9”. The number “9” was thought to be a heavenly number which sounds like and represents “longevity” in Chinese. Its use was usually reserved for the Emperor only. Each of these towers has 3 floors that consists of 9 roof beams, 18 pillars and 72 ridgepoles. All of which are divisible by 9. Amazingly, the total of these numbers add up to 99.
   

Taken in: China / Beijing (show map)

Taken on: August 15, 2022

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Camera: Leica Camera AG LEICA M (Typ 240), f/4.0, 32 sec, 24mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Leica Camera AG LEICA M (Typ 240)
Lens:	Summilux-M 1:1.4/24 ASPH.
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	32
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Unknown (512)
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-spot
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.4.1 (Macintosh)
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