Circular Mound Altar
Circular Mound Altar is a historic site in Beijing, North China. Circular Mound Altar is situated nearby to 具服台, as well as near Divine Kitchen (South).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 then later restored by the Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest and other seasonal rites. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is situated 740 metres north of Circular Mound Altar.
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 1¼ km southwest of Circular Mound Altar.
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 1¼ km northwest of Circular Mound Altar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiyuguanlu and Yongdingmenwai.
Tiyuguanlu
Suburb
Tiyuguanlu Subdistrict is a southeastern subdistrict of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. In 2020 the population here is 31,977. This subdistrict got its name from the Tiyuguan Road within the subdistrict, which in turn was named after the Beijing Gymnasium.
Yongdingmenwai
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yongdingmenwai Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the southern part of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. By the year 2020, it has a population of 64,790. The subdistrict got its name from Yongdingmen, a former front gate on the Beijing city wall.
Tianqiao
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tianqiao Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeastern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 34,427.
Circular Mound Altar
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: tourism and historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.87559° or 39° 52′ 32″ northLongitude
116.40695° or 116° 24′ 25″ eastOpen location code
8PFRVCG4+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 237696580OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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In Other Languages
“Circular Mound Altar” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圜丘”
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Highlights include Circular Mound Altar and 具服台.
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