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This is a highly detailed 3D model of the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe Dian) and its surrounding ceremonial courtyard within the Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng) in Beijing, China. As the largest and most iconic building in the imperial palace, this masterpiece of Ming and Qing dynasty architecture embodies the supreme authority of the Chinese emperor, with its grand scale, intricate ornamentation, and the remarkable mortise-and-tenon joinery and dougong bracket sets that form its structural core.

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Architectural Core: The grand, double-eaved hip-and-gable roof, covered in iconic yellow glazed tiles and crowned with a golden finial. The facade features a colonnade of red wooden pillars, set against the deep red walls. The model accurately represents two defining features of traditional Chinese architecture:Dougong (bracket sets): The intricate, multi-colored wooden brackets that transfer the roof load to the columns, while also serving as a decorative element with vibrant, gilded paintings.Mortise-and-tenon joinery (sunmao): The traditional Chinese woodworking technique that uses interlocking joints without nails or adhesives to create a flexible, earthquake-resistant structure.Surrounding Structures: The three-tiered white marble platform (Danbi) with intricately carved stone railings, ceremonial staircases, and the central dragon-carved ramp, forming the elevated base of the hall. The model also includes the adjacent corridors and auxiliary halls, recreating the full ceremonial courtyard.Material Fidelity: Authentic textures for the yellow glazed roof tiles, red lacquered wood, polished white marble, and the vibrant, gilded decorative paintings on the beams, brackets, and dougong, capturing the imperial grandeur of the Forbidden City.

Note for FBX format: Some materials and textures may not be fully linked automatically when imported into other software. Please reassign or reload the texture maps manually to get the correct display effect.

Ideal for cultural heritage visualizations, historical reconstructions, educational projects, and immersive digital experiences of the Forbidden City and Chinese imperial architecture.

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Size: 308 MB
Renderer: V-Ray | 5.0 | 2020
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