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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and Yongdingmen.
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 Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is situated 680 metres northeast 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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chongwen and Xicheng.
Chongwen
Chongwen, formerly Chongwen District, is an area in Beijing. Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.
Xicheng
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xicheng District is a district in central Beijing. Visitors come here for the Houhai area to join the bar and restaurant cluster by the lake or to explore the remains of the wealthier part of historical Beijing nearby.
Central Dongcheng
Photo: XtoF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dongcheng District is in Beijing. It means "east city" and appropriately enough covers the eastern half of the old, imperial city. Most visitors to the city will come here to visit both Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace.
The Three Gates
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Column Foundations of the Sacrifical Hall and Palace of Abstinence.
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