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1908 | The vaulted undercroft beneath the monks' dormitory has been a museum since when? |
funeral saddle, helm and shield | What belonging to Henry V is in the museum? |
panels of mediaeval glass | What kind of panels are in the museum? |
sculptor Patience Wright | Who modelled the effigies in the museum? |
wax | What are the effigies made of? |
some of his own clothes | What is the effigy of Viscount Nelson wearing? |
13th-century Westminster Retable | What was recently added to the museum exhibit? |
England's oldest altarpiece | What is the Westminster Retable? |
high altar of the abbey | What was the altarpiece designed for? |
altarpiece | What was damaged but cleaned and then conserved? |
major building work | What was proposed for the abbey in June 2009? |
4 August 2010 | On what date did the Dean and Chapter announce that work would not be continued? |
a restaurant | Panter Hudspith refurbished a 14th-century foodstore into what? |
English Oak | What kind of furniture is in the restaurant? |
Luke Hughes and Company | Who supplied the furniture for the restaurant? |
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries | What will be created in the medieval triforium? |
Gothic access tower with lift | What has been designed to help with the gallery? |
2018 | When will the new galleries open? |
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Nanjing | What is the legal capital of the Republic of China? |
lower Yangtze River region | What region is Nanjing in? |
Ming dynasty | When was the city given the name Nanjing? |
Jin dynasty | When did Nanjing become the Chinese national capital? |
"Southern Capital" | What does Nanjing mean? |
East | What part of China (North, East, South, West) is Nanjing located? |
inland ports | What does Nanjing have that is considered one of the world's biggest? |
Yangtze River | What river is Nanjing associated with? |
Nanjing | What city was awarded the 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honour of China? |
over a thousand years | How long has Nanjing been important? |
Four | How many Great Ancient Capitals does China have? |
Nanjing | What city is considered to be the nominal capital of the Republic of China? |
Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum | What mausoleum is in Nanjing? |
Nanjing | What city was the capital of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era? |
more than 500 thousand years ago | How long ago did "Nanjing Man" live? |
Zun, a kind of wine vessel | What vessel was found 5000 years ago? |
473 BC | When was the the fort of Yuecheng built? |
about 400 years | How long had Nanjing been the capital city of Yangzhou? |
the late period of Shang dynasty | When was the Wu state created? |
229 AD | When did Nanjing become a state capital? |
Sun Quan | Who founded Eastern Wu? |
during the Three Kingdoms period | When was Eastern Wu founded? |
the Western Jin dynasty | Who defeated Nanjing and took over in 280? |
211 AD | When was Nanjing extended? |
the unification of the region | What happened prior to the collapse of the Western Jin dynasty? |
317 | When did the Jin court head South? |
Nanjing | Where did the Jin court re-establish itself, after fleeing? |
nobles and wealthy families | Who fled with the Jin court to the South? |
more than two and a half centuries | How long was Nanjing the capital of the Southern dynasties? |
Nanjing | During the time of the North–South division, what city was the center of East Asia? |
280,000 registered households | During the time of the North–South division, how many households were in Nanjing? |
more than 1.4 million residents | What is the estimated population of Nanjing during that time? |
historical documents | Where did the information on registered households during that period originate? |
A number of sculptural ensembles | What has survived in Nanjing's suburbs? |
Qixia and Jiangning District | In what district are these sculptural pieces located? |
the ensemble of the Tomb of Xiao Xiu | Which piece is the best, in terms of preservation condition? |
a brother of Emperor Wu of Liang | Who was Xiao Xiu? |
475–518 | When did Xiao Xiu live? |
during the Southern Tang (937–976) | When was Nanjing made a capital again? |
the Song dynasty | During what dynasty did Nanjing become a thriving textile city? |
The court of Da Chu | What was the name of the short-lived puppet court created by the Jurchens? |
the Mongol empire | Who defeated the court of Song? |
Zhu Yuanzhang | Who was the first emperor of the Ming dynasty? |
the Yuan dynasty | Who did Zhu Yuanzhang defeat? |
long city wall | What did Zhu Yuanzhang build around the city of Nanjing? |
21 years | How long did it take to finish the wall? |
200,000 | How many workers worked on the wall? |
from 1358 to 1425 | When was Nanjing considered to be the biggest city in the world? |
487,000 | What was the number of people in Nanjing in 1400? |
1421 | When did Nanjing cease to be the capital? |
Beijing | Where was the capital moved to? |
the Yongle Emperor | Who was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty? |
Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum | What is the name of the famous mausoleum in Nanjing? |
the Taipings | Who decimated the Porcelain Tower? |
in the 19th century | When was the Porcelain Tower destroyed? |
superstitious fear of its geomantic properties | One possibility the Tower was destroyed was to prevent it's use by a hostile enemy. What is the other possibility? |
15–20 km (9–12 mi) east of the walled city | How far from Nanjing is the Yangshan Quarry? |
a gigantic stele | What large item is abandoned at the Quarry? |
600 years ago | How long ago was the stele abandoned? |
it was impossible to move or complete it | Why was the stele abandoned? |
the Yongle Emperor | Who ordered the creation of the stele? |
admiral Zheng He | What Admiral called Nanjing his home? |
(Boni 渤泥) | What visiting king died in China in 1408? |
Borneo | What country did this visiting king come from? |
a tortoise stele | What stele is at Boni's tomb? |
1644 | When did Beijing lose to Li Zicheng's rebel forces and the Manchu-led Qing dynasty? |
Zhu Yousong | What Ming prince was enthroned in Nanjing? |
in June 1644 | When was Zhu Yousong enthroned? |
the Hongguang Emperor | What was Zhu Yousong's title? |
the so-called Southern Ming dynasty | The Hongguang Emperor's reign was thought of as the first reign of what dynasty? |
late May 1645 | When did the Hongguang Emperor leave Nanjing, having been defeated? |
Zhao the Earl of Xincheng | Who surrendered Nanjing to invaders on June 6? |
shave their heads | What did the Manchu's make all the men in the city do? |
1644–1911 | When was the Qing dynasty in power? |
Jiangning | What was Nanjing called during the Qing dynasty? |
the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors | What emperors visited Nanjing more than once? |
1842 | What year did the First Opium War end? |
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