West Annex Hall
West Annex Hall is a building in Beijing, North China. West Annex Hall is situated nearby to Imperial Vault of Heaven, as well as near Circular Mound Altar.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
Photo: ijsendoorn, CC BY 2.0.
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 590 metres north of West Annex Hall.
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 1¼ km northwest of West Annex Hall.
Yongdingmen
Photo: Kallgan, Public domain.
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 1¼ km southwest of West Annex Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiyuguanlu and Tianqiao.
Tiyuguanlu
Suburb
Tiyuguanlu Subdistrict is a southeastern subdistrict of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, 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.
Tianqiao
Suburb
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tianqiao Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeastern portion of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a total population of 34,427.
Chongwen
Chongwen, formerly Chongwen District, is an area in Beijing. Its main attraction is the Temple of Heaven.
West Annex Hall
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87691° or 39° 52′ 37″ northLongitude
116.40671° or 116° 24′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8PFRVCG4+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 43921122OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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In Other Languages
“West Annex Hall” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西配殿”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Imperial Vault of Heaven and Circular Mound Altar.
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