先农坛
先农坛 is a building in Beijing, North China. 先农坛 is situated nearby to Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum, as well as near the historic building 焚帛炉.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and Yongdingmen.
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 2 km east of 先农坛.
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 1 km southeast of 先农坛.
Taoranting Park
Park
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Taoranting Park is a major city park located in Xicheng District to the north of Beijing South railway station, in the southern part of the city. A former location for literati to get together, while most of Beijing's gardens were reserved only for imperial…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taoranting and Tianqiao.
Taoranting
Suburb
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Taoranting Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southeast part of Xicheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, its total population is 42,231. This subdistrict got its name from the Taoranting Park that is located in the subdistrict.
Tianqiao
Suburb
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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.
Tiantan
Suburb
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Tiantan Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the southwest side of the Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. As of 2020, it has a population of 27,429. The subdistrict was named after Temple of Heaven, an imperial religious complex that is located in this area.
先农坛
- Type: Building
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.87565° or 39° 52′ 32″ northLongitude
116.38522° or 116° 23′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8PFRV9GP+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 587608667OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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