East Heavenly Gate
East Heavenly Gate is a building in Beijing, North China. East Heavenly Gate is situated nearby to Seven-Star Stones, as well as near the sports venue 天坛体育场.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and National Natural History Museum of China.
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
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The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and then later restored by the Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest and other seasonal rites. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is situated 480 metres northwest of East Heavenly Gate.
National Natural History Museum of China
Museum
Photo: 钉钉, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Natural History Museum of China, previously the Beijing Museum of Natural History, is a municipal public natural history museum in Dongcheng, Beijing, China. National Natural History Museum of China is situated 1½ km west of East Heavenly Gate.
Yongdingmen
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Yongdingmen, was the former front gate of the outer city of Beijing's old city wall. Originally built in 1553 during Ming Dynasty, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road system in Beijing. Yongdingmen is situated 2 km southwest of East Heavenly Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chongwen and Chaoyang.
Chongwen
Chongwen, formerly Chongwen District, is an area in Beijing. Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.
Chaoyang
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Chaoyang District is in Beijing. While Chaoyang district does not have that many tourist sites, most visitors to Beijing will find themselves in Chaoyang at some point: especially for visiting the art districts, shopping, restaurants, and nightlife.
Nanmofang
Town
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Nanmofang Township is a township on the southern part of Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. It borders Jianwai Subdistrict and Gaobeidian Township to the north, Fatou Subdistrict and Wangsiying Township to the east, Shibalidian Township to the south, Jinsong, Panjiayuan and Shuangjing Subdistricts to the west. Nanmofang is situated 5 km east of East Heavenly Gate.
East Heavenly Gate
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.88014° or 39° 52′ 49″ northLongitude
116.41151° or 116° 24′ 41″ eastOpen location code
8PFRVCJ6+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 43918405OpenStreetMap feature
building=gateOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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In Other Languages
“East Heavenly Gate” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “东天门”
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