Suzakumon Gate

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Suzakumon Gate is the grand southern main gate of the ancient Heijō Palace in Nara, Japan, historically serving as a ceremonial entrance to the imperial capital.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Suzakumon Gate canonical 2
Nandaimon (South Great Gate) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle ancient Japanese palace architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Heijō-kyō capital ⓘ
Japanese imperial court ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalPeriod Nara period ⓘ
direction south ⓘ
facing Suzaku Avenue ⓘ
function ceremonial entrance to the imperial capital ⓘ
main southern gate of Heijō Palace ⓘ
hasFeature multiple bays ⓘ
tiled roof ⓘ
two-story gate structure ⓘ
vermilion-painted pillars ⓘ
white plaster walls ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" ⓘ
locatedIn Heijō Palace ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ
Nara ⓘ
Nara Prefecture ⓘ
former Japanese capital of Nara ⓘ
managedBy Japanese government cultural heritage authorities ⓘ
nameOrigin named after Suzaku, the Vermilion Bird of the south in Chinese constellations ⓘ
near Nara Palace Site Museum ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Heijō Palace site ⓘ
linked to: Heijō Palace

Nara Palace Site Historical Park ⓘ
ancient capital of Heijō-kyō ⓘ
reconstructed yes ⓘ
reconstructionMaterial wood ⓘ
reconstructionPurpose historical restoration ⓘ
roofType tiled gabled roof ⓘ
significance important example of reconstructed Nara-period palace architecture ⓘ
key landmark of the Heijō Palace site ⓘ
symbolizes authority of the emperor ⓘ
formal boundary of the imperial precinct ⓘ
tourism popular sightseeing spot in Nara ⓘ
usedFor imperial processions ⓘ
reception of foreign envoys ⓘ
state ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Heijō Palace → hasPart → Suzakumon Gate ⓘ
To-ji → notableStructure → Nandaimon (South Great Gate) ⓘ
subject linked to: To-ji Temple
linked to: Suzakumon Gate