Southwest Fortress Wall
Southwest Fortress Wall is a tower in Beijing, North China. Southwest Fortress Wall is situated nearby to the building Xihua Gate, as well as near the city gate West Glorious Gate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Meridian Gate.
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.
Meridian Gate
City gate
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The Meridian Gate or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Unlike the other gates of the Forbidden City, the Meridian Gate has two protruding arms on either side, derived from ancient que towers traditionally used to decorate the main entrances of palaces, temples and tombs. Meridian Gate is situated 360 metres east of Southwest Fortress Wall.
Imperial Ancestral Temple
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The Imperial Ancestral Temple, or Taimiao of Beijing, is a historic site in the Imperial City, just outside the Forbidden City, where during both the Ming and Qing dynasties, sacrificial ceremonies were held on the most important festival occasions in honor of the imperial family's ancestors. Imperial Ancestral Temple is situated 640 metres southeast of Southwest Fortress Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xicheng and Central Dongcheng.
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
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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.
Gulou
Photo: fangchen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gulou is a part of Dongcheng District in Beijing, China. The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. Gulou is considered the most charming area in Beijing.
Southwest Fortress Wall
- Type: Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.91234° or 39° 54′ 44″ northLongitude
116.38676° or 116° 23′ 12″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW96P+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 156145763OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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In Other Languages
“Southwest Fortress Wall” goes by many names.
- Vietnamese: “Tây Nam Thành Tường”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Xihua Gate and West Glorious Gate.
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