Gate of Divine Prowess

The Gate of Divine Might or Gate of Divine Prowess is the northern gate of the in , China.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: City gate
  • Description: Northern gate of the Forbidden City
  • Also known as: “Gate of Divine Might” and “Shenwu Men”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Jingshan Park.

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , located at the centre of , was the main palace of Imperial China for five centuries, until the early 20th century. It today houses the Palace Museum, one of China's largest national museums, with an extensive collection based on the former imperial collection.

Park
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is an imperial park covering 23 hectares immediately north of the in the Imperial City area of , . The focal point is the artificial hill Jingshan.

Garden
Photo: thierrytutin, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donghuamen and Jingshan Subdistrict.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, , . is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.

Suburb
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is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, , . It contains 8 communities. The subdistrict has a total area of 1.64 square kilometers, and as of 2020, it has a population of 25,374.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, , . It contains 7 communities within 1.57 km2 of land, as of 2020 it has a permanent population of 31,951.

Gate of Divine Prowess

Latitude
39.92093° or 39° 55′ 15″ north
Longitude
116.39057° or 116° 23′ 26″ east
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
8PFRW9CR+96
Open­Street­Map ID
way 638741722
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Geo­Names ID
8384561
Wiki­data ID
Q5527018
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Gate of Divine Prowess” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Shénwǔmén”
  • Chinese: “Sîn-bú-mn̂g”
  • Chinese: “神武門”
  • Chinese: “神武门”
  • Esperanto: “Pordego de Dia Povo”
  • German: “Tor der Göttlichen Macht”
  • Italian: “Porta della Divina Potenza”
  • Japanese: “玄武門”
  • Japanese: “神武門”
  • Manchu: “ᡧᡝᠨ ᡠ ᠮᡝᠨ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ”
  • Manchu: “ᡧᡝᠨ ᡠ ᠮᡝᠨ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sîn-bú-mn̂g”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Det guddommelige veldes port”
  • Norwegian: “Det guddommelige veldes port”
  • Polish: “Brama Boskiej Mocy”
  • Romanian: “Poarta Puterii Divine”
  • Russian: “врата Божественного могущества”
  • Thai: “ประตูเฉินอู่”
  • Vietnamese: “Thần Võ Môn”
  • Vietnamese: “Thần Vũ Môn”

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