The Temple of Heaven Park

        The Temple of Heaven park is located in southern Beijing．It was the place where the

emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would worship the god of heaven and pray for

good harvest. it is the largest architectural complex in the world for rituals to pay homage to

heaven. 

It is divided into 2 parts: the inner altar and the outer altar.

      The main architectures are in the inner altar, The main buildings are in the inner altar, the

Imperial Vault of Heaven and the Circular Mound Altar are at the southern end.

 On the northern end are the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests and the Hall of Imperial Zenith.

 

 

 

 

The main building is the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, where the emperor prayed for

good harvests. The round hall, has triple eaves and a cone-shaped deep blue tile roof

crowned with a gilded knob.

The Circular Mound Altar is one of the more important buildings

If you stand on the rock and speak in a normal voice, your voice will sound louder and more

resonant to yourself than to others around you, because the sound waves reflected by

the balustrades are bounced back to the center by the round wall.

 

The Imperial Vault of Heaven, the place to lay the memorial tablets to the heaven is to the

north of the Circular Mound Altar.

 

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