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title: Traditional Chinese Roof Tiles & Acroteria
author: Splitbrain
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7479/traditional-chinese-roof-tiles--acroteria/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Traditional Chinese Roof Tiles & Acroteria
_Authored by Splitbrain_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7479.jpg)
## Image Caption
A detail of a roof from the Forbidden Cty, Beijing. In ancient [Chinese architecture](https://www.worldhistory.org/Chinese_Architecture/) the yellow tiles, curved roof, and dragon acroteria were all typical features of imperial buildings.
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Splitbrain. (2017, October 23). Traditional Chinese Roof Tiles & Acroteria. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forbiddencityroofsculpturespic.jpg) by [**Splitbrain**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forbiddencityroofsculpturespic.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 October 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.