北天门
北天门 is a building in Beijing, North China. 北天门 is situated nearby to the ruins Seventy-Year-Old Gate, as well as near Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for a good harvest. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is situated 130 metres north of 北天门.
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 1 km west of 北天门.
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 1½ km southwest of 北天门.
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
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Central Dongcheng
Photo: XtoF, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
北天门
- Type: Building
- Roof shape: hipped
- Category: historic site
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
39.88106° or 39° 52′ 52″ northLongitude
116.40671° or 116° 24′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8PFRVCJ4+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 43921136OpenStreetMap feature
building=gateOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hipped
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In Other Languages
“北天门” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北天门”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seventy-Year-Old Gate and Danbi Bridge.
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