East Heavenly Gate

East Heavenly Gate is a building in , . East Heavenly Gate is situated nearby to , as well as near the sports venue .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and National Natural History Museum of China.

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The Temple of Heaven is a complex of imperial religious Confucian buildings situated in the southeastern part of central . 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. is situated 480 metres northwest of East Heavenly Gate.

Museum
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The , previously the Beijing Museum of Natural History, is a municipal public natural history museum in , , China. is situated 1½ km west of East Heavenly Gate.

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was the former front gate of the outer city of . Originally built in 1553 during Ming Dynasty, it was torn down in the 1950s to make way for the new road system in Beijing. is situated 2 km southwest of East Heavenly Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tiyuguanlu and Chongwen.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a southeastern subdistrict of the Dongcheng District, , China. In 2020 the population here is 31,977. This subdistrict got its name from the Tiyuguan Road within the subdistrict, which in turn was named after the Beijing Gymnasium.

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, formerly District, is an area in . Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the western portion of Dongcheng District, , China. In 2020, there are 9,081 permanent residents in this subdistrict.

East Heavenly Gate

Latitude
39.88014° or 39° 52′ 49″ north
Longitude
116.41151° or 116° 24′ 41″ east
Open location code
8PFRVCJ6+3J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43918405
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­gate
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
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Satellite Map

Discover East Heavenly Gate from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“East Heavenly Gate” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “东天门”

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