The ruins of the European style palace in the Old Summer Palace, which was destroyed in 1873, are still beautiful

The remnants of the European style palace in the Old Summer Palace, which was destroyed in 1873, are still beautiful

&# 8203&# 8203; Yuanmingyuan, a large imperial garden in the Qing Dynasty, is located in the northwest suburb of Beijing, adjacent to the Summer Palace. It is composed of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden and Qichun Garden, so it is also called the Three Yuanmingyuan Gardens

The Old Summer Palace was built in 1709 (the 48th year of Kangxi’s reign). After more than 150 years of establishment and operation in the Qing Dynasty, it was famous for its grand regional scale, outstanding construction skills, exquisite architectural scenes, rich cultural collections and broad and profound national cultural connotation; A model of all gardening art”, By the French writer Victor· Hugo is known as“ Ideal and artistic model&rdquo

This beautiful Yuanmingyuan was looted by the British and French forces on October 6, 1860, which not only looted all kinds of cultural relics, but also set them on fire, causing serious damage. When Tongzhi Emperor wanted to repair, he was forced to stop and rebuild other buildings due to financial difficulties. However, the disaster was far more than that. After the invasion of Beijing by the Eight Power Allied Forces, it was attacked by bandits and finally turned into a piece of ruins, which was amazing

From this group of photos taken in 1873, we can see that the remaining buildings of the Old Summer Palace are still so beautiful after being destroyed. It is unimaginable how beautiful the Old Summer Palace was at its peak
 

In 1873, a group of Germans entered the ruins of the Old Summer Palace, which had been abandoned for 13 years; Olmer used the camera to record the image here. We can see from the photos that this once magnificent royal garden is now overgrown with weeds and no one is managing it

1873年被破坏不久的圆明园欧式宫殿残迹依然绝美

​​圆明园，清代大型皇家园林，它坐落在北京西北郊，与颐和园毗邻，由圆明园、长春园和绮春园组成，所以也叫圆明三园。

圆明园始建于1709年（康熙四十八年），在清室150余年的创建和经营下，曾以其宏大的地域规模、杰出的营造技艺、精美的建筑景群、丰富的文化收藏和博大精深的民族文化内涵而享誉于世，被誉为“一切造园艺术的典范”，被法国作家维克多·雨果称誉为“理想与艺术的典范”。

可如此绝美之圆明园，却在1860年10月6日被英法联军洗劫，不但各种文物抢掠一空，还被放火焚烧，使之遭受严重损毁。同治帝时欲修复，后因财政困难，被迫停止，改建其它建筑。可其遭受劫难远不止于此，在八国联军入侵北京之后，又遭到匪盗的打击，终变成一片废墟，令人叹息。

从这组1873年拍摄的照片中，我们可以看到圆明园被损毁后的残存建筑依然如此绝美，那么巅峰时期的圆明园到底有多美，简直令人无法想象。
 

1873年，一群德国人进入已经荒废13年的圆明园遗址，其中摄影爱好者恩斯特·奥尔默用镜头记录了这里的影像。我们从照片中看到，这座曾经无比辉煌华丽的皇家园林，此时荒草丛生，无人管理。

此时圆明园虽然已经废弃，但仍属于皇家“禁地”，一般人很难光明正大地进来，但奥尔默因为洋人的身份则可以畅行无阻。当时，奥尔默在北京任总税务司赫德的私人秘书。

就在奥尔默拍摄圆明园遗址的这一年，18岁的同治皇帝决定重修圆明园，并于1874年初开工。但是，开工不到10个月就财力枯竭，在王公大臣的反对声中被迫停修。

1900年，八国联军侵入北京，他们再一次破坏了圆明园。另外，周边的百姓、土匪也进入其中捡拾砖块、砍伐树木，使这里遭到彻底破坏，成了一片荒地。

可怜可惜，可悲可叹！​​​​