The Temple of Heaven

　　Introduction:

　　The Temple of Heaven was the place where the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would worship Heaven and pray for bumper crops.

　　Built first in 1420(the 18th year of Emperor Yongle's reign of the Ming Dynasty), and then expanded and reconstructed during the Ming Emperor Jiajing's reign and Qing Emperor Qianlong's reign, the Temple of Heaven is a grand and magnificent masterpiece of architecture with a formal and solemn environment. Since the founding of New China, the government has allotted a great sum of money to protect and restore the cultural monuments there. The Temple of Heaven with its long history, deep cultural content and magnificent architectural style mirrors the ancient culture of the Orient.

　　In the Temple of Heaven are situated such main buildings as the Hall of Prayer for Good harvests, the Hall of Heavenly Emperor, the Circular Mound, the Imperial Vault of Heaven, the Abstinence Hall, the Beamless Hall, the Long Corridor, the Longevity Pavilion in a double ring shape as well as the Echo Wall, the Three Echo Stones, and the Seven Meteoric Stones.

　　The Temple of Heaven is the largest architectural group for worshipping Heaven in the world. In 1961, it was listed by the State Council as "one of the key monuments under the state protection". In 1998, it was recognized by the UNESCO as "one of the human heritages of the world".

　　Address:

　　East of Tianqiao, Tiantanlu, Chongwen District

　　Opening Hours:

　　6:00 to 17:30 (March.1 to June.30)

　　6:00 to 18:00 (July.1 to Oct.31)

　　6:00 to 17:00 (Nov.1 to Feb.28)

　　天坛始建于明永乐十八年（1420年），总面积273公顷，经明嘉靖、清乾隆等朝增建、改建，建筑宏伟壮丽，环境庄严肃穆，是明、清两代皇帝“祭天”、“祈谷”的场所，坛域北呈圆形，南为方形，寓意“天圆地方”。四周环筑坛墙两道，把全坛分为内坛、外坛两部分，主要建筑集中于内坛。坛内主要建筑有祈年殿、皇乾殿、圜丘、皇穹宇、斋宫、无梁殿、长廊等，还有回音壁、三音石、七星石等名胜古迹。天坛集明、清建筑技艺之大成，是中国古建珍品，是世界上最大的祭天建筑群。1998年被联合国教科文组织列入"世界遗产名录"。

　　电 话：67028866

　　邮 编：100050

　　成人门票：旺季（4月1日－10月31日）15元，淡季10元

　　联 票：联票旺季35元，淡季30元

　　地 址：北京市崇文区天桥东侧

　　公交车：乘6，20、39汽车或106、120路电车到天坛站下车

　　开放时间：大门开放时间6:00-22:00；景点售票时间8：00－16：00

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