Pan Gate
Name of Building
Pan Gate
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Date the building was designed and/or first built
Built 514 BC
Reconstructed around Yuan Dynasty (1333 AD)
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Wu Zixu (commanded by King of Wu)
Culturally Specific Time Period
Spring & Autumn Period (c. 770-476 BCE)
Geo-Location
31.29924675326838, 120.58521263373314
Materials
Stone
Brick
Wood
Size and/or Scale of Building
24.86 hectares (about 61.4 acres) includes gardens and other historic sites.
Architectural Type
Public
Formal Style
Ancient Chinese military architecture
Image source
Image 1: Pan_Men
Image 2:Land_Gate_of_Pan_Men
Image 3: 20090926_Suzhou_Pan_Men_5941
Image 4: Panmen_Scenic_Area,_Suzhou,_China_(December_2015)_-_16
Image 5: Panmen_Scenic_Area,_Suzhou,_China_(December_2015)_-_24
Creative Commons or other copyright information
Image 1: Creative Commons
Image 2:Creative Commons
Image 3: Creative Commons
Image 4: Creative Commons
Image 5: Creative Commons
Student First and Last Name
Sultana Rahim
Bibliographic references for the item
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Gate
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Wu Zixu (commanded by King of Wu), “Pan Gate,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/140.
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