What is a bracket set?

This video answers that question by exploring the Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, or Imperial City, of the Ming and Qing dynasty emperors in Beijing, China.

The video breaks down what a bracket set is and how bracket sets functioned in traditional Chinese timber architecture.

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0:00 Gate of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing

0:33 What are bracket sets?

01:10 What is the function of a bracket set in traditional Chinese architecture?