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Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests, Temple of Heaven, Beijing The Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests is located in the northern part of the Temple of Heaven Park, where in ancient times the emperors held worship ceremonies to pray for good weather and abundant harvests
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests - Beijing Temple of Heaven Photos Reconstructed in 1751 (the 16th year of the reign of the Qing Emperor Qianlong), it was surmounted by a triple roof with azure glazed tiles only, culminating in a gilded sphere, and designated the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests It was exclusively used to pray for good harvests in early spring
Temple of Heaven - Wikipedia The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (祈年殿) is a magnificent triple-gabled circular building, 36 m (118 ft) in diameter and 38 m (125 ft) tall, [5] built on three levels of marble stone base, where the Emperor prayed for good harvests The building is completely wooden, with no nails
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests - Encyclopedia Britannica Exceptional is the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (Qiniandian) at the Temple of Heaven, a descendant of the ancient Mingtang state temple It took its present circular form about 1530
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests - Beijing Built in the 18th year of the Emperor Yongle's reign (1420), the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, 38 2 meters high and 24 2 meters in diameter, is a rectangle building for offering sacrifice to the Heaven and Earth
Beijing Temple of Heaven - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest Included are pictures of the hall, a portrait of Emperor Yongle who ordered the Temple of Heaven to be built, "Ming Hui Canon", a poem written by Emperor Kangxi as well as excerpts of Emperor Qianlong’s poems In addition, two architectural models of the hall are displayed
File:Temple of Heaven - Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. jpg Its vast landscape encompasses grassland, desert, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers and 14,500km of coastline Beijing, the capital, mixes modern architecture with historic sites including sprawling Tiananmen Square Its largest city, Shanghai, is a skyscraper-studded global financial center
Temple of Heaven – Cant Stay Home A favorite of locals and tourists alike, Temple of Heaven is another large outdoor space But, compared to the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, this had a different feel, where ancient rituals sought good harvests and atonement for sins