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"Uncharactered Tablet" 无字碑

“Uncharactered Tablet”, was erected blank as a term of Wu Zetian's will. Her will read: "My achievements and errors must be evaluated by later generations, therefore carve no characters on my stele."

武则天的无字碑,位于司马道东侧。通高7.53米,宽2.1米,厚1.49米,重约98.8吨。碑身雕有八条互相缠绕的螭龙,左右两侧各四条。碑身用一块完整的巨石雕成,两侧各线刻高4.12米的“升龙图”。碑座阳面线刻“狮马图”,长2.14米,宽0.66米。

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Uploaded on December 16, 2008
Taken on May 5, 2006