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China, Beijing, Temple of Heaven, Tiāntán, at nightfall in December.
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, an example of the impressive art work & skilled craftsmanship already in ancient times.
The Tiāntán is considered the most holy of Beijing's imperial temples.
Roof Tiles & roof charms were of great importance in ancient Chinese Architecture. For imperial Architecture certain distinct features were exclusively reserved for buildings built for Chinese Emperors. These features were gold, yellow roof tiles & dragons, yellow colour has always been the imperial colour.
The Temple of Heaven is an exception, its rooftops is of blue colour which symbolizes the sky.
The Temple covers almost 3 km² of parkland & includes three main groups of constructions, all built according to stringent philosophical requirements, the main buildings are the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, 36 mtr in diameter & 38 mtr tall is built completely built of wood, without nails only with wooden dowels on three levels of marble stone base.
In 1889 the original building burned down by a fire caused by lightning, the current building was re-built several years after the incident.
The Temple of Heaven is declared since 1998 as an UNESCO World Heritage Site, constructed from 1406 to 1420 for sacrifices to Heaven during the Ming Dynasty in time of the sovereignty of the Yongle Emperor, who was also responsible for the building of the Forbidden City.
The temple was turned into a park & for the first time open to the public in 1918.
The Imperial Vault of Heaven, a single-gabled circular building, built on a single level of marble stone base & the Circular Mound Altar, located south of the Imperial Vault of Heaven.
Ancient Chinese architecture had reserved certain designs for people of different status. Aspects of the building such as height, colour, material & size of the house were all structured by law according to rank of the family living there.
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Phot.Beijing.Temple.Heaven.01.120820.2726.jpg
China, Beijing, Temple of Heaven, Tiāntán, at nightfall in December.
The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, an example of the impressive art work & skilled craftsmanship already in ancient times.
The Tiāntán is considered the most holy of Beijing's imperial temples.
Roof Tiles & roof charms were of great importance in ancient Chinese Architecture. For imperial Architecture certain distinct features were exclusively reserved for buildings built for Chinese Emperors. These features were gold, yellow roof tiles & dragons, yellow colour has always been the imperial colour.
The Temple of Heaven is an exception, its rooftops is of blue colour which symbolizes the sky.
The Temple covers almost 3 km² of parkland & includes three main groups of constructions, all built according to stringent philosophical requirements, the main buildings are the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, 36 mtr in diameter & 38 mtr tall is built completely built of wood, without nails only with wooden dowels on three levels of marble stone base.
In 1889 the original building burned down by a fire caused by lightning, the current building was re-built several years after the incident.
The Temple of Heaven is declared since 1998 as an UNESCO World Heritage Site, constructed from 1406 to 1420 for sacrifices to Heaven during the Ming Dynasty in time of the sovereignty of the Yongle Emperor, who was also responsible for the building of the Forbidden City.
The temple was turned into a park & for the first time open to the public in 1918.
The Imperial Vault of Heaven, a single-gabled circular building, built on a single level of marble stone base & the Circular Mound Altar, located south of the Imperial Vault of Heaven.
Ancient Chinese architecture had reserved certain designs for people of different status. Aspects of the building such as height, colour, material & size of the house were all structured by law according to rank of the family living there.
👉 One World one Dream,
...Danke, Xièxie 谢谢, Thanks, Gracias, Merci, Grazie, Obrigado, Arigatô, Dhanyavad, Chokrane to you & over
12 million visits in my photostream with countless motivating comments