Eki-tei-kyu

… One of the major features of the Sui and Tang Chang'an city design was that, unlike previous capital cities, the palace and imperial palace were located in the central north. The palace was the collective name for the Taiji Palace, the Eastern Palace, and the Yingting Palace, and its size was 2,820.3m from east to west and 1,492.1m from north to south. The Taiji Palace was the main palace and the palace where the emperor lived, the Eastern Palace was the palace where the crown prince lived, and the Yingting Palace was the palace where the empress and court ladies lived. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Yekitei Palace" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　隋･唐長安城の設計で一つの大きな特色は，それまでの都城と相違して宮城，皇城が中央北辺に位置している点にある。宮城は太極宮，東宮，掖庭（えきてい）宮の総称で，その大きさは東西が2820.3m，南北が1492.1mとなっている。太極宮は宮中の正殿で皇帝の居住する宮，東宮は皇太子の居住する宮，掖庭宮は皇妃，宮女などの居住する宮である。…

※「掖庭宮」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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