{"id":3830,"date":"2012-05-25T11:21:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T11:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2012-05-31T09:56:56","modified_gmt":"2012-05-31T09:56:56","slug":"terracotta-army-invades-palma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/terracotta-army-invades-palma\/","title":{"rendered":"Terracotta Army Invades Palma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The famous Chinese Terracota Army comes to Palma de Mallorca for a six month long exhibition. One hundred and fifty Chinese figures will be on display, dressed in authentic costume representing the style from the Qin dynasty. Documentary films and display boards will be in Spanish, English &amp; German so many visitors will be able to understand this remarkable exhibition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/terrecotta_army_11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3831\" title=\"Terracotta Army Invades Palma\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/terrecotta_army_11-e1337944214226.jpg\" alt=\"Terracotta Army Invades Palma\" width=\"530\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition is taking place \u2013 until 5th September \u2013 in a space next to the Diario de Mallorca building on Calle Puerto Rico which is close to Portixol and Palma&#8217;s new congress palace. Open daily from 11.00 to 21.00, entrance costs \u20ac14 for adults and \u20ac7 for kids under 15.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c1e0IHsSR-s\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"470\" height=\"278\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will feature a collection of some 150 brilliant replicas of the 8\u2019000 terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.<\/p>\n<p>The replicas have been made using the traditional ancient methods used in funerary art during the period 210\u2013209 BC.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the 150 soldiers, which will include generals, archers, officials and 12 cavalry horses all of the original size, there will also be 1\u2019000 miniature soldiers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/terrecotta_army_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3832\" title=\"Terracotta Army Invades Palma 2\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/terrecotta_army_8-e1337944454719.jpg\" alt=\"Terracotta Army Invades Palma 2\" width=\"530\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exhibition will also be accompanied by a collection of female fashions dating back some 2\u2019260 being.<\/p>\n<p>The clothes have been recreated by a group of experts and various designers and based on the designs which were found in the giant tomb.<\/p>\n<p>The original sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang were buried to protect the emperor in his afterlife, and to make sure that he had people to rule over.<\/p>\n<p>Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8\u2019000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the margin of which are still buried in the pits.<\/p>\n<p>Other terracotta nonmilitary figures were also found in other pits and they include officials, acrobats, strongmen and musicians.<\/p>\n<p>The Palma exhibition is going to be housed in a 2000 square metre marquee which will be erected on the Levante Industrial Estate which is behind where the new convention centre is being built near the GESA\u0010building on Palma\u2019s sea front.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/terrecotta_army_16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3833\" title=\"Terracotta Army Invades Palma 3\" src=\"http:\/\/taylorwimpeyspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/terrecotta_army_16-e1337944831983.jpg\" alt=\"Terracotta Army Invades Palma 3\" width=\"530\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The famous Chinese Terracota Army comes to Palma de Mallorca for a six month long exhibition. 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