Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
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.- Tourist attraction
- …dates from 1420
- …stands 38 metres (125 feet) tall
- …has a pyramidal roof
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Natural History Museum of China and Yongdingmen.
National Natural History Museum of China
Museum
The National Natural History Museum of China… National Natural History Museum of China is situated 1 km west of Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.
Yongdingmen
Kallgan, Public domain.
Yongdingmen was the former front gate of the outer city of Beijing's old city wall. Yongdingmen is situated 1½ km southwest of Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiyuguanlu and Chongwen.
Tiyuguanlu
Suburb
Tiyuguanlu Subdistrict is a southeastern subdistrict of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China.
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
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Latitude
39.88225° or 39° 52′ 56″ north
Longitude
116.40662° or 116° 24′ 24″ east
Open location code
8PFRVCJ4+VJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “祈年殿”
- French: “Salle des prières pour la récolte”
- German: “Himmelsaltar”
- Korean: “천단공원”
- Russian: “Зал молитвы за хороший урожай”
- Spanish: “Salón de la Oración por las Buenas Cosechas”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Seventy-Year-Old Gate and Divine Kitchen (North).
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