Imperial Ancestral Temple
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.
- Place of worship
- Description: building in Beijing, China
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Meridian Gate.
Meridian Gate
The Meridian Gate or Wumen is the southern and largest gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Meridian Gate is situated 330 metres northwest of Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donghuamen and Xichang’anjie.
Donghuamen
Donghuamen Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center…
Xichang’anjie
Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, Beijing.
Jingshan Subdistrict
Jingshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Imperial Ancestral Temple
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Latitude
39.90998° or 39° 54′ 36″ north
Longitude
116.39363° or 116° 23′ 37″ east
Open location code
8PFRW95V+XF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Imperial Ancestral Temple” goes by many names.
TàimiàoChinese
劳动人民文化宫Chinese
北京太庙Chinese
太庙Chinese
太廟Chinese
TaimiaoDutch
Taimiao (Peking)Dutch
Kultura Palaco de Laboruloj en PekinoEsperanto
La Kultura Palaco de LaborulojEsperanto
מקדש האבות הקיסריHebrew
Kuil Leluhur KekaisaranIndonesian
Tempio imperiale ancestraleItalian
北京太廟Japanese
太廟 (北京市)Japanese
태묘Korean
ᡨᠠᡳᠮᡳᠶᠣᠣManchu
Det keiserlige forfedretempelNorwegian
Det keiserlige forfedretempelNorwegian Bokmål
Świątynia Cesarskich PrzodkówPolish
TàimiàoPolish
Templul Strămoșilor ImperialiRomanian
Имперский Храм ПредковRussian
Förfädernas tempelSwedish
ไท่เมี่ยวThai
Храм ТаймяоUkrainian
شاہی آبائی مندرUrdu
Thái MiếuVietnamese
北京太庙Wu Chinese
北京市勞動人民文化宮Yue Chinese
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