Japan & the Far East
The Dragon Staircase at the Temple of Heaven
Original caption: The Dragon Staircase
A broad inclined stone covered with dragons and cloud forms lies between two stairways. The caption places the monolith at the central altar of the Temple of Heaven in Peking.
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Maker or photographer not identified. "The Dragon Staircase at the Temple of Heaven" [source caption]. In The Chinese Dragon, L. Newton Hayes. Third edition, 1923, 1923, The Commercial Press, Limited. Source scan leaf 33. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/chinese-dragon-029
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Maker or photographer not identified. The Dragon Staircase at the Temple of Heaven. The Chinese Dragon. Scan leaf 33. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/chinese-dragon-029