The Three Gates
The Three Gates is a building in Beijing, North China. The Three Gates is situated nearby to Column Foundations of the Sacrifical Hall, as well as near Palace of Abstinence.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and National Natural History Museum of China.
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
Photo: ijsendoorn, CC BY 2.0.
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. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is situated 680 metres northeast of The Three Gates.
National Natural History Museum of China
Museum
Photo: 钉钉, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. National Natural History Museum of China is situated 1 km northwest of The Three Gates.
Yongdingmen
Photo: Kallgan, Public domain.
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. Yongdingmen is situated 1 km southwest of The Three Gates.
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.
The Three Gates
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87682° or 39° 52′ 37″ northLongitude
116.40295° or 116° 24′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8PFRVCG3+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1259304560OpenStreetMap feature
building=gateOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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In Other Languages
“The Three Gates” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “三座门”
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Highlights include Column Foundations of the Sacrifical Hall and Palace of Abstinence.
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