Abstract: The paper opens with the introduction of Western painting techniques into China, tracing the inception and subsequent variations within the realm of court painting. It delves into the Lei archives in the late Qing and examines the images of Western architectural designs related to extant structures, aiming to discern both convergences and divergences between the Qing imperial renditions of Western architecture and those found in traditional Chinese and Western architectural images. It also illuminates the interplay between Qing dynasty’s royal depictions of Western architecture and Western paintings, elucidating the profound meanings embedded within these hybrid royal architectural images forged at the intersection of Chinese and Western painting techniques, rethinking the significance and value of the royal-owned Western architecture in the Qing.