Gilded Bronze Pavilion before the Palace of Heavenly Purity – Forbidden City, Beijing

A small gilded bronze pavilion with a double roof and lattice walls stands on a tiered stone base carved with lotus petals on the terrace of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. It is one of the pair of miniature halls known as the Golden Halls of the Rivers, Mountains and Altars of the State, symbols of the emperor's rule over the land.