Fluidr / Snuffy's "Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China 中國北京天壇公園" set

Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Tiantan, Beijing, China

N 3 B 858 C 22 E Nov 22, 2007 F Dec 1, 2007

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East Annex Hall of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Tiantan, Beijing, China 東配殿

N 1 B 258 C 9 E Nov 22, 2007 F Dec 1, 2007

G 中國 > 北京直辖市 > > 北京 > Chongwen

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Built in 1420 to house the divine tablets of the attendant gods.

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Gate of Prayer for Good Harvest, Tiantan, Beijing, China 祈年門

N 1 B 240 C 10 E Nov 22, 2007 F Dec 1, 2007

G 中國 > 北京直辖市 > > 北京 > Chongwen

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Echo Wall, The Imperial Vault of Heaven, Tiantan, Beijing, China 回音壁

N 1 B 480 C 8 E Nov 22, 2007 F Dec 1, 2007

G 中國 > 北京直辖市 > > 北京 > Chongwen

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So named because if one whispers to the wall on one side, people can hear it when standing on the opposite end of the wall.

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West Annex Hall, The Imperial Vault of Heaven, Tiantan, Beijing, China 西配殿

N 2 B 396 C 6 E Nov 22, 2007 F Dec 1, 2007

G 中國 > 北京直辖市 > > 北京 > Chongwen

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It was built in 1530 with a hanging pitched roof with blue tiles and a gilded sphere. It was used to house the divine tablets of the celestial gods (the Nocturnal Brightness-Moon).

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