文渊阁与四库全书

《四库全书》是清朝乾隆年间编纂的一部大型丛书。“文渊阁”为《四库全书》藏书处，规制最为壮观。文渊阁位于文华殿以北，阁前有一长方形水池。阁制面阔六间，前后出廊造。阁虽采用六间建制，但作为楼梯间的西梢间面阔仅一廊步深，其余五间仍明间坐中（见“文渊阁地盘图”）。这种变通形式在清代建筑中较为奇特。阁采用歇山式琉璃瓦顶，黑心绿剪边做法。文渊阁外观两层，内实三层。阁之梁架结构大体以《工程做法·九檩楼房大木》为准。但改硬山顶为歇山顶，于腰檐部位增设暗层，上檐金柱改为落地通柱。

Wen Yuan Ge and the Imperial Library of Qianlong

Si ku Quan Shu'' is a large series of books compiled during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, which is a collection at the ''Wenyuan Pavilion''. Wenyuan Pavilion is located to the north of Wenhua Hall, with a rectangular pool in front of the pavilion. The building is six rooms wide with front and back corridors. The pavilion adopts a gable and hip roof glazed tile roof that has a black heart green edge.