后殿
后殿 is a building in Beijing, North China. 后殿 is situated nearby to the building Palace of Eternal Longevity, as well as near the city gate Longfu Gate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Palace of Heavenly Purity.
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.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
Palace
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The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is the largest of the three halls of the Inner Court, located at the northern end of the Forbidden City.
Forbidden City
Museum
Photo: Kallgan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 200 metres southeast of 后殿.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central Dongcheng and Gulou.
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.
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.
Dongsi
Suburb
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dongsi is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, Beijing. Dongsi, at the intersection of what is now Dongsi Avenues North, South and West and Chaoyangmen Inner Street, dates to the Yuan dynasty. Dongsi is situated 2½ km northeast of 后殿.
后殿
- Type: Building
- Roof shape: gabled
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.91901° or 39° 55′ 8″ northLongitude
116.38955° or 116° 23′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW99Q+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 40631822OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabled
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In Other Languages
“后殿” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “后殿”
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Highlights include Palace of Eternal Longevity and Longfu Gate.
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