Temple of Heaven
Temple of Heaven is a park in Beijing, North China. Temple of Heaven is situated nearby to the suburb Tianqiao, as well as near Tiyuguanlu.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and National Natural History Museum of China.
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
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The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and then later restored by the Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest and other seasonal rites.
National Natural History Museum of China
Museum
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The National Natural History Museum of China, previously the Beijing Museum of Natural History, is a municipal public natural history museum in Dongcheng, Beijing, China.
Yongdingmen
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Yongdingmen was the former front gate of the outer city of Beijing's old city wall. Originally built in 1553 during Ming Dynasty, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road system in Beijing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tianqiao and Tiyuguanlu.
Tianqiao
Suburb
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Tianqiao Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeastern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 34,427.
Tiyuguanlu
Suburb
Tiyuguanlu Subdistrict is a southeastern subdistrict of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. In 2020 the population here is 31,977. This subdistrict got its name from the Tiyuguan Road within the subdistrict, which in turn was named after the Beijing Gymnasium.
Tiantan
Suburb
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Tiantan Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southwest side of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a population of 27,429. The subdistrict was named after Temple of Heaven, an imperial religious complex that is located in this area.
Temple of Heaven
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Tiantan Gongyuan”
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87953° or 39° 52′ 46″ northLongitude
116.40389° or 116° 24′ 14″ eastElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
8PFRVCH3+RHGeoNames ID
8384635
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Temple of Heaven” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “天坛公园”
- French: “Temple du ciel”
- German: “Himmelstempel”
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