What's the difference between the architectural styles of the South Pavilion and the North Pavilion?

The roof in the south is light and thin, and the one in the north is low, slow and heavy.

The south is elegant, simple and unique. The north is exquisitely carved and magnificent.

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Official architecture in the north: Young corner beams cling to the old corner beams, with the front ends slightly tilted, and the rafters of the wing angles are also inclined to the corner beams and gradually raised, forming a bending potential on the plane and elevation, which together with the curve of the roof forms the unique modeling beauty of ancient China architecture.

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Garden architecture in the south of the Yangtze River: tender and tender, with the old lower end protruding from the eaves column, and the tender one obliquely embedded outward at its end, and fastened with water chestnut wood, cypress wood and flat eaves wood to make the eaves stable. The water doesn't rise by itself, and the eaves are basically straight only by the iron and mortar at the end.

Roof structure: Trusses and rafters overlap on the beam frame, and the roof is covered with tiles as the roof ridge.

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The pavilions in the northern palace gardens are colorful and resplendent, with red columns, glazed tiles and red walls. The eaves are painted with blue-green and white marble railings, which look magnificent.

2. Pavilions and pavilions in the south: gray babies, chestnut columns and white walls, just like ink paintings, look elegant and clean.

(4) Comparison of exhibition hall styles:

Project North Pavilion and South Pavilion

The style is vigorous, stout and dignified, generally larger, handsome and lively in the north, generally smaller and beautiful in the south.

The shape is heavy, the roof is slightly steep, the slope of the roof is not big, the curve of the roof is flat, the corner of the house is not high, and the columns are thick.

Light weight, steep roof, large roof slope, curved roof, raised corners and thin columns.

Gorgeous color decoration, strong contrast, gorgeous decoration, with glazed tiles and regular color paintings, the color is elegant.

, concise, harmonious and unified, beautifully decorated, commonly used blue tiles, not painted.