Tianning Temple
The Tianning Temple is a Buddhist temple complex located in Xicheng District of Beijing, in northern China. The temple contains the 12th-century Pagoda of Tianning Temple.Photo: Zeus1234, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pagoda of Tianning Temple and Capital Museum.
Pagoda of Tianning Temple
Tower
Photo: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pagoda of Tianning Temple is a tower.
Capital Museum
Museum
Photo: 鸟甲, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Capital Museum is a public municipal art museum in Beijing, China. It opened in 1981 and moved into its present building in 2006, which houses a large collection of ancient porcelain, bronze, calligraphy, painting, jade, sculpture, and Buddhist statues… Capital Museum is situated 1¼ km north of Tianning Temple.
Niujie Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Vmenkov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Niujie Mosque, also known as the Oxen Street House of Worship, or the Oxen Street Mosque, is the oldest mosque in Beijing, China. It was built in 996 CE during the Liao dynasty, destroyed during the Mongol conquest of China, was rebuilt during the 15th century, and was reconstructed and enlarged during the 17th century, under the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. Niujie Mosque is situated 2 km southeast of Tianning Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guang’anmennei and Guang’anmenwai.
Guang’anmennei
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guang'anmennei Subdistrict is a subdistrict within the southern half of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 60,318. The subdistrict got its name because it is located within Guang'anmen and the former Beijing city wall.
Guang’anmenwai
Suburb
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Guang'anmenwai Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southwest corner of the Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 198,657.
Baizhifang Subdistrict
Suburb
Baizhifang Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southwest part of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 82,022. This subdistrict got its name due to its historical status as a paper manufacturing hub.
Tianning Temple
- Type: Religious organization
- Description: temple in Beijing, China
- Categories: Buddhist temple and religion
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.8935° or 39° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
116.33978° or 116° 20′ 23″ eastElevation
100 metres (328 feet)Open location code
8PFRV8VQ+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 532740640OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religious
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Tianning Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Tiānníng Sì”
- Chinese: “北京天宁寺”
- Chinese: “天宁寺”
- Chinese: “天寧寺”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد تيانينج”
- Esperanto: “Tiānníng-sì (Pekino)”
- Esperanto: “Tiānníng-sì”
- French: “temple de Tianning”
- French: “Temple de Tianning”
- German: “Pagode des Tianning-Tempels”
- German: “Pekinger Tianning-Tempel”
- Greek: “Ναός Τιανίνγκ”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Tianning”
- Japanese: “天寧寺”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tianningtempelets pagode”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tianningtemplet”
- Polish: “Świątynia Tianning w Pekinie”
- Russian: “Тяньнин”
- Russian: “Храм Тяньнин”
- Swedish: “Tianningtemplet”
- Urdu: “تیاننینگ مندر (بیجنگ)”
- Urdu: “تیاننینگ مندر”
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