Tiantandongmen - Temple of Heaven Park East Gate - Metro station |
Map of part of the Temple of Heaven Park - Tiantan |
Panoramic map of the Temple of Heaven |
Way to the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Entry ticket - Temple of Heaven |
Temple of Heaven - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
天坛 - Temple of Heaven - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Beijing |
Temple of Heaven, Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
West gate to the Temple of Heaven |
Temple of Heaven - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Temple of Heaven - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Beijing |
Temple of Heaven - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
West gate, Temple of Heaven, near sunset |
Door handles, Temple of Heaven |
Temple of Heaven detail |
Temple of Heaven |
Dragon in Flowers, Temple of Heaven |
Slaughter pavilion of the Temple of Heaven |
Slaughter pavilion of the Temple of Heaven |
Mahjong in the Temple of Heaven Park |
East Gate - Temple of Heaven |
Southeast Building, Temple of Heaven |
Detail of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Southwest building, Temple of Heaven |
Ceiling detial, Southwest Building |
Southwest building - Temple of Heaven |
Detail of a painted beam, Temple of Heaven |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven |
The Temple of Heaven was built 1406-1420 |
祈年殿 - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Elsewhere in Beijing are the Temple of Sun, Temple of Earth and Temple of Moon |
The Temple of Heaven is a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests burned in 1889 and was rebuilt soon after |
No nails were used in the construction of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven |
Three level marble stone base of the Prayer for Good Harvests |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
The Emperor of China, as the Son of Heaven, performed rituals here at the winter solstice |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven |
Bronze Urn, Temple of Heaven |
Marble ramp carved with dragons |
Detail of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Detail of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Southeast Building, Temple of Heaven |
Interior - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Interior - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Interior detail - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Photograph of the ceiling of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests |
Imperial Hall of Heaven |
Gate to the Imperial Hall of Heaven |
Gate to the Imperial Hall of Heaven - north side of main temple |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests from the Imperial Hall of Heaven |
Imperial Hall of Heaven - Temple of Heaven |
Imperial Hall of Heaven - Temple of Heaven |
Imperial Hall of Heaven - Temple of Heaven |
Imperial Hall of Heaven |
Fire protection at the Temple of Heaven |
South Gate to the main square of the Temple of Heaven |
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests though the south gate, Temple of Heaven |
Stone dragon - Temple of Heaven |
South Gate, Temple of HEaven |
Yellow-roofed hall, Temple of Heaven |
Gate to the Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Circular Echo Wall surrounding the Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Imperial Vault of Heaven |
皇穹宇 - Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Side buildings - Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Altars in a side temple by the Imperial Vault of Heaven |
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Roof detail - Temple of Heaven |
Bronze Vessel, Temple of Heaven |
Interior - Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Round roof of the Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Round roof of the Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Interior - Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Interior - Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Imperial Vault of Heaven with the ornate roof of a side building |
At the south end of the Temple of Heaven, the Circular Mound Altar |
圜丘坛 - Circular Mound Altar, Temple of Heaven |
Circular Mound Altar, Temple of Heaven |
View from the Circular Mound Altar north to the Imperial Vault of Heaven |
Ceramic roof dragon detail, Temple of Heaven |
Bridge leading to the Hall of Abstinence, Temple of Heaven |
Bridge leading to the Hall of Abstinence, Temple of Heaven |
West Gate - Temple of HEaven Park |
Tian Tan - the Temple of Heaven |
On the west side of Tiantan Park - the Beijing Museum of Natural History |
北京自然博物馆 |
Dinosaur at the Beijing Museum of Natural History |
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