Terracotta Warriors

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Title

Terracotta Warriors

Description

The Terracotta Warriors, which were created in the Chinese Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE), were discovered by chance in 1974, and have since become an icon of Chinese culture throughout the world. It is considered one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world. In December 1978, the Terracotta Warriors were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Terracotta Warriors were made for the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor. The aim of creating them is to guard the safety and peace of tomb. There are thousands of elaborate life-size models of the terracotta warriors representing qin Shi Huang's massive army. They were cast into parts, fired, then assembled and painted, and finally placed in the tomb.

Source

wordlheritage2022

Date

210–209 BCE

Contributor

ll220

Type

Site

Identifier

446

Date Submitted

20/04/2022

Date Modified

04/20/2022 10:54:57 pm

Extent

cm x cm x cm

Spatial Coverage

current,34.383736,109.276390;

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Europeana Data Provider

Terracotta Warriors

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Institutional nature

Building

Prim Media

705

Tags

Citation

“Terracotta Warriors,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/704.

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