File:Shanghai Museum 2006 10-37.jpg

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DescriptionShanghai Museum 2006 10-37.jpg	English: Exterior of the Shanghai Museum. The museum was founded in 1952, and contains over 120,000 cultural relics; the current building was opened in 1996. The building displays a circular upper story above a squared base, inspired by traditional symbolism: "Heaven is round, Earth is square." Four projecting arches, one of which is seen here, are said to refer to the loop handles on ancient bronze vessels (ding).
Date	2006
Source	Own work
Author	G41rn8

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