Sky Temple

Tiāntán, Tiantan, Temple of Heaven, Tian Tan
China, Beijing
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Sky Temple

Tiāntán, Tiantan, Temple of Heaven, Tian Tan
China, Beijing
The Temple of Heaven is a temple and monastery complex in central Beijing, which includes the only round-shaped temple in the city - the Temple of the Harvest (this is the main temple of the complex, often called the Temple of Heaven). Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The area of ​​the complex is 267 hectares. Tiantan is one of the symbols of the city.

The complex was built in 1420 during the reign under the motto "Yongle" of the Ming Dynasty. Initially it was called the Temple of Heaven and Earth, but after the construction of a separate Temple of the Earth in 1530, it began to perform the function of worshiping Heaven.

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Traveled 9 years ago
Rating 8
In ancient China, they believed that the emperor was the messenger of heaven, so there must be a special connection between them, which was carried out through the annual solemn prayer on the day of the winter solstice in one of the most architecturally perfect Chinese temples - in the Temple of Heaven. It was built in 1420 and originally had the name "Temple of Heaven and Earth", but a hundred years later a separate temple was erected to worship the Earth. Everything here embodies the relationship between these two opposites, every detail is symbolic.
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