Beijing Drum Tower
Beijing Drum Tower is a tower in Beijing, North China. Beijing Drum Tower is situated nearby to Yaoji Chaogan Restaurant, as well as near 钟鼓楼文化广场.- Type: Tower
- Description: drum tower in Dongcheng, Beijing, China
- Also known as: “Gulou”, “Qizhenglou”, and “鼓楼”
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yaoji Chaogan Restaurant and Prince Kung’s Mansion.
Prince Kung’s Mansion
Museum
Photo: 用心阁, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prince Gong's Mansion, also known as the Prince Kung Mansion, is a museum and tourist attraction located in Xicheng District, Beijing, just north of the Shichahai Lake. Prince Kung’s Mansion is situated 1 km southwest of Beijing Drum Tower.
Beihai Park
Park
Photo: FishOil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. First built in the 12th century, Beihai is among the largest of all surviving Chinese gardens and contains numerous historically important structures, palaces, and temples.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jiaodaokou and Gulou.
Jiaodaokou
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jiaodaokou Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 7 communities within 1.57 km2 of land, as of 2020 it has a permanent population of 31,951.
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.
Shichahai
Suburb
Shichahai Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the northern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, its total population was 75,447. The subdistrict was named after Shichahai, a collection of three lakes within the subdistrict.
Beijing Drum Tower
- Categories: drum tower and building
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.93935° or 39° 56′ 22″ northLongitude
116.38975° or 116° 23′ 23″ eastHeight
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8PFRW9QQ+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 267371087OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q10397389
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Beijing Drum Tower” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج الطبل”
- Chinese: “北京鼓楼”
- Chinese: “齊政樓”
- French: “Gulou”
- French: “Qizhenglou”
- French: “tour du tambour de Pékin”
- French: “Tour du tambour de Pékin”
- German: “Gulou”
- German: “Qizhenglou”
- Polish: “Wieża Bębna w Pekinie”
- Spanish: “Gulou”
- Spanish: “Qizhenglou”
- Spanish: “torre del tambor de Pekín”
- Spanish: “Torre del tambor de Pekín”
- Swedish: “Trumtornet, Peking”
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