Drum Tower
Drum Tower is a monument in Xi’an, Shaanxi. Drum Tower is situated nearby to the tourism office Xi’an Tourist Information Center, as well as near 钟鼓楼广场.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Xi’an Drum Tower Museum and The Great Mosque of Xi’an.
Xi’an Drum Tower Museum
Museum
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Drum Tower of Xi'an, located in the heart of Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, Northwestern China, along with the Bell Tower is a symbol of the city.
The Great Mosque of Xi’an
Mosque
Photo: 長安城根喚朱雀, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Mosque of Xi'an, also known as the Huajue Xiang Mosque due to its location on 30 Huajue Lane, and is sometimes called the Great Eastern Mosque, is a mosque located in the eastern segments of the Xi'an Muslim Quarter, Xi'an, in the Shaanxi province of China. The Great Mosque of Xi’an is situated 280 metres northwest of Drum Tower.
Bell Tower
Museum
The Bell Tower of Xi'an, built in 1384 during the early Ming dynasty, is a symbol of the city of Xi'an and one of the grandest of its kind in China and lays on the axis of the Imperial Way. Bell Tower is situated 330 metres east of Drum Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nanyuanmen and Zhangjiacun.
Drum Tower
- Type: Monument
- Address: 西安
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Xi’an, Shaanxi, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.26176° or 34° 15′ 42″ northLongitude
108.93884° or 108° 56′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8P6C7W6Q+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 254488437OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“Drum Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Gǔlóu”
- Chinese: “西安鼓楼”
- German: “Trommelturm”
- Portuguese: “Torre do Tambor”
- Russian: “Барабанная башня”
- Spanish: “Torre del tambor”
- Thai: “หอกลอง”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Xi’an Tourist Information Center and 钟鼓楼广场.
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