French legation in Beijing

French legation in Beijing is a historic site in Beijing, North China which 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.

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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 Beijing Hospital.

Forbidden City

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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.

Beijing Hospital

Hospital

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Beijing Hospital is a large-scale Class-A tertiary hospital directly under the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China. Founded in 1905 as a German military hospital, it is now a modern comprehensive hospital open to the public. Beijing Hospital is situated 360 metres east of French legation in Beijing.

Zhengyangmen

City gate

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qianmen and Donghuamen.

Qianmen

Suburb

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Qianmen Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the western portion of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. In 2020, there are 9,081 permanent residents in this subdistrict.

Donghuamen

Suburb

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Donghuamen Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Tiananmen Square is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.