Temple of Heaven
LocationChina
Year1420
TypeTemple
About Temple of Heaven
Where Ming and Qing emperors prayed for good harvests. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests is a circular wooden hall built without nails. Blue glazed roof tiles symbolize the heavens. The complex sits inside a 660-acre park. The Echo Wall carries whispers along its full circumference. A masterpiece of Ming cosmology in architecture.
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