East Glorious Gate
East Glorious Gate is a city gate in Beijing, North China. East Glorious Gate is situated nearby to the city gate Gate of Helping Harmony, as well as near the building Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence.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 400 metres southwest of East Glorious Gate.
Forbidden City
Museum
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China. Forbidden City is situated 560 metres northwest of East Glorious Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donghuamen and Jingshan Subdistrict.
Donghuamen
Suburb
Photo: Ekaterina Kvelidze, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donghuamen Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Tiananmen Square is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.
Jingshan Subdistrict
Suburb
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Jingshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 8 communities. The subdistrict has a total area of 1.64 square kilometers, and as of 2020, it has a population of 25,374.
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.
East Glorious Gate
- Type: City gate
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.91371° or 39° 54′ 49″ northLongitude
116.3952° or 116° 23′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW97W+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 40343947OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“East Glorious Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Dōnghuámén”
- Chinese: “东华门”
- Polish: “Wschodnia Brama Chwały”
- Russian: “Восточные врата Славы”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gate of Helping Harmony and Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence.
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