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The Tower of the Yellow Crane Tower of the Crane JauneLa Tower of the Yellow Crane… is a pagoda built in Wuhan, province of Hubei, in China.

She is considered like one 3 architectural marvels of the south of the Yangtze with the Tengwangge has Nanchang, and the Yueyanglou, in the Hubei.

The pagoda situated to the summit of Sheshan (Hill of the Snake) became the symbol of the city of Wuhan. To his highest floor, one can discover a fabulous panoramic view on the Yangtze stream.

The tower of 5 floors constructed initially on a place named “rock of the yellow crane”, rise to 51 meters. She is covered with 100 000 enameled yellow tiles and is sustained by 72 enormous pillars. The Tower of the yellow crane has been rebuilt numerous times (more than 20 times say one).

The construction present date of 1985 and has the appearance of an old tower but is made of modern materials and possess an elevator. During the only Ming dynasties (1368 – 1644) and Qing (1644 – 1911) the tower was by destroyed seven times and by rebuilt seven times. In 1884, she has been destroyed completely in a fire to be rebuilt that in 1981.

The first building made of wood has been built in 223, during the period of the Three Kingdoms (220 – 280). Because of the ideal position, he has been constructed by Sun Quan (182 – 252, the king of Wu), like watch tower for his army.

With the passing of the centuries, his military function was little by little been forgotten. During the Dynasty of the Tang (618 – 907), a big number of poems has been written to the praise of the Tower of the such Yellow Crane this one: “My old friend to fact his adieu to the west, here to the Tower of the yellow crane, In this third month where a cloud of willow blooms, it goes to Yangzhou.

The lone veil is a faraway shade, very close to an empty bruise, Of the sky I see the debit of the Yangtsé stream only far to the horizon.”
The Tower of the Yellow Crane

Tower of the Tower Crane JauneLa of the Yellow Crane … (Huang He Lou) is a pagoda built in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. She is considered like one 3 architectural marvels of the south of the Yangtze with the Tengwangge has Nanchang, and the Yueyanglou, in the Hubei.

The pagoda situated to the summit of Sheshan (Hill of the Snake) became the symbol of the city of Wuhan. To his highest floor, one can discover a fabulous panoramic view on the Yangtze stream.

The tower of 5 floors constructed initially on a place named “rock of the yellow crane”, rise to 51 meters. She is covered with yellow 100 000 enameled tiles and is sustained by 72 enormous pillars.

The Tower of the yellow crane has been rebuilt numerous times (more than 20 times say one). The present building dates of 1985 and has the appearance of an old tower but is made of modern materials and possess an elevator.
Only during the Ming dynasties (1368 – 1644) and Qing (1644 – 1911) by the tower was destroyed seven times and rebuilt by seven times. In 1884, she has been completely destroyed in a fire that to be rebuilt in 1981.
The first building made of wood has been built in 223, during the period of the Three Kingdoms (220 – 280). Because of the ideal position, he has been constructed by Sun Quan (182 – 252, the king of Wu), like watch tower for his army. With the passing of the centuries, his military function was little by little been forgotten.

During the of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907), a big number of poems has been written to the praise of the Tower of the Yellow Crane such this one:

“黄鹤楼送盂浩然之广陵
故人西辞黄鹤楼，
烟花三月下扬州。
孤帆远影碧空尽，
唯见长江天际流”

“My old friend to fact his farewell to the west, here to the Tower of the yellow crane, In this third month where a cloud of willow blooms, it goes to Yangzhou.
The lone veil is a faraway shade, very close to an empty bruise, Of the sky I see the flow of the Yangtze stream only to the far horizon. “