French legation in Beijing
French legation in Beijing is in Beijing, North China, and is located on 台基厂大街. French legation in Beijing is situated nearby to the military installation 东交民巷17号, as well as near the church 圣弥额尔天主堂.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: French part of the Beijing Legation Quarter between 1861 and 1959
- Address: 台基厂大街, 东城区, 北京市
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Zhengyangmen.
Forbidden City
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Forbidden City, located at the centre of Beijing, 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.
Zhengyangmen
City gate
Photo: Eunice winG, CC BY 2.0.
Qianmen is the colloquial name for Zhengyangmen, a gate in Beijing's historic city wall. The gate is situated to the south of Tiananmen Square and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. Zhengyangmen is situated 1¼ km west of French legation in Beijing.
Beijing Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: 颐园新居, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beijing railway station, or simply Beijing station, is a passenger railway station in Dongcheng District, Beijing. The station is located just southeast of the city centre inside the Second Ring Road with Beijing Station Street to the north and the remnants of the city wall between Chongwenmen and Dongbianmen to the south. Beijing Railway Station is situated 1½ km east of French legation in Beijing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chongwen and Central Dongcheng.
Chongwen
Chongwen, formerly Chongwen District, is an area in Beijing. Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.
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.
Dongsi
Suburb
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dongsi is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, Beijing. Dongsi, at the intersection of what is now Dongsi Avenues North, South and West and Chaoyangmen Inner Street, dates to the Yuan dynasty. Dongsi is situated 3 km north of French legation in Beijing.
French legation in Beijing
- Categories: foreign concession in China, legation, cultural heritage, and tourism
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.90232° or 39° 54′ 8″ northLongitude
116.40456° or 116° 24′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8PFRWC23+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 1456261874OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q101971182
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“French legation in Beijing” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “法国使馆旧址”
- Esperanto: “Francia legacio en Pekino”
- French: “légation française de Pékin”
- French: “Légation française de Pékin”
- Spanish: “Legación francesa en Pekín”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 东交民巷17号 and 圣弥额尔天主堂.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as 台基厂 and 台基厂.
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