Zoroastrian Temple
Xianshenlou is a pavilion-style building located in Jiexiu, Shanxi, China, first built in the Song dynasty as the stage that formed part of larger Zoroastrian temple complex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Place of worship
- Description: temple
- Also known as: “Xianshen Lou”, “Xianshenlou”, “Zoroastrian God Tower”, “Zoroastrische Temple”, and “玄神楼”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Houtu Temple and Wen Temple.
Houtu Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Houtu Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 1¼ km west of Zoroastrian Temple.
Wen Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wen Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 1 km southwest of Zoroastrian Temple.
Jiexiu
Railway station
Photo: Zhangzhugang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jiexiu is a railway station, which is situated 2 km southwest of Zoroastrian Temple.
Zoroastrian Temple
- Categories: temple, building, historic site, historic building, and religion
- Location: Jinzhong, Shanxi, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.03395° or 37° 2′ 2″ northLongitude
111.92458° or 111° 55′ 29″ eastInception
1660Open location code
8P9H2WMF+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 1448318640OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=templeOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q226792
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“Zoroastrian Temple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Xiānshén lóu”
- Chinese: “祆神楼”
- German: “Zoroastrischer Turm in Jiexiu”
- German: “Zoroastrischer Turm”
- Russian: “Сяньшэньлоу”
- Tatar: “Сяншенлоу”
- Thai: “เซียนเฉินโหลว”
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