Beijing city fortifications
The Beijing city fortifications were a system of walls with towers and gates constructed in the city of Beijing, China in the early 1400s and mostly demolished in the 1950s and 1960s.
Kallgan, Public domain.- Historical site
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (180 feet)
- Description: ancient walls and towers around Beijing
- Also known as“Fou-ch’eng Men”“Fucheng Men”“P’ing Tz’e Men”“P’ing-tse Men”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Fucheng Men station
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Lu Xun Museum
Museum
The Beijing Lu Xun Museum is a museum in Fucheng Gate Avenue, Beijing, China.
270 metres northeast of Beijing city fortifications
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Places in the Area
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Financial Street Subdistrict, Beijing
Suburb
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Beijing city fortifications
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Latitude
39.92222° or 39° 55′ 20″ north
Longitude
116.35083° or 116° 21′ 3″ east
Open location code
8PFRW9C2+V8
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Beijing city fortifications” goes by many names.
京師內城Chinese
京師外城Chinese
京畿Chinese
北京内城Chinese
北京城Chinese
北京城池Chinese
北京外城Chinese
北平城Chinese
明清北京城Chinese
阜成门Chinese
تحصينات مدينة بكينEgyptian Arabic
Benteng kota BeijingIndonesian
Fortificazioni di PechinoItalian
北京城Japanese
京畿Literary Chinese
Beijings bymurNorwegian
Beijings bymurNorwegian Bokmål
Beijings bymurerNorwegian Bokmål
Mestne utrdbe PekingaSlovenian
Pekings stadsmurSwedish
ป้อมปราการเมืองปักกิ่งThai
بیجنگ شہر کی قلعہ بندیاںUrdu
بیجنگ شہر دیاں قلعہ بندیاںWestern Panjabi
北京城Yue Chinese
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