Hall of Mental Cultivation
The Hall of Mental Cultivation is a building in the inner courtyard of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The hall is a wooden structure with dome coffered ceilings that was first built during the Ming dynasty in 1537, and was later reconstructed during the Qing dynasty.- Building
- …stands 3 metres (9.8 feet) tall
- …has a hipped roof
- Description: Forbidden City hall
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Forbidden City.
Forbidden City
Museum
The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace… Forbidden City is situated 150 metres southeast of Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
Palace
The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace… Palace of Heavenly Purity is situated 110 metres east of Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donghuamen and Jingshan Subdistrict.
Donghuamen
Suburb
Donghuamen Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center…
Jingshan Subdistrict
Suburb
Jingshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Jiaodaokou
Suburb
Jiaodaokou Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Hall of Mental Cultivation
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Latitude
39.91836° or 39° 55′ 6″ north
Longitude
116.38942° or 116° 23′ 22″ east
Open location code
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Hall of Mental Cultivation” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “养心殿”
- Czech: “Síň duševní kultivace”
- Dutch: “Hal van de Mentale Cultivering”
- Esperanto: “Halo de Mensa Kultivo”
- French: “Halle du développement mental”
- Indonesian: “Aula Penyejuk Hati”
- Japanese: “養心殿”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sinnsdyrkelsens hall”
- Norwegian: “Sinnsdyrkelsens hall”
- Polish: “Pawilon Kształtowania Charakteru”
- Romanian: “Sala Cultivării Mentale”
- Thai: “พระที่นั่งหย่างซิน”
- Vietnamese: “Dưỡng Tâm Điện”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palace of Eternal Longevity and 月华门.
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