Yuwen Kai

Chinese architect

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In Sui dynasty
…was dominated by the great Yuwen Kai, who in nine months designed a vast capital city at Daxing. Its palace had a rotating pavilion accommodating 200 guests. Painters came from throughout the country seeking patronage at the Sui court. The dynasty established a pattern of patronizing the arts that was…
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In Chinese architecture: The Sui (581–618) and Tang (618–907) dynasties
…order by the great architect Yuwen Kai; renamed Chang’an, it was further developed by the Tang after 618. This vast city, six times the size of present-day Xi’an, was laid out in nine months on a grid plan, with eastern and western markets and the Imperial City placed in the…
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