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Wikipedia: The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing, in Xuanwu District. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.
![[Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China, edit by Thegreenj]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Temple_of_Heaven_2C_Beijing_2C_China_010_edit_s.jpg "Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China, edit by Thegreenj")
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![[Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Temple_of_Heaven_2C_Beijing_2C_China_006_s.jpg "Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China")
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![[Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Temple_of_Heaven_2C_Beijing_2C_China_012_s.jpg "Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China"){kind=small}
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![[Dragon sculpture detail on a building]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/DragonSculpture_s.jpg "Dragon sculpture detail on a building")
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![[Hallway around courtyard]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/10A_0368_s.jpg "Hallway around courtyard")
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![[Imperial Vault of Heaven]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Echowall_s.jpg "Imperial Vault of Heaven")
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![[The Altar of Heaven Circular Mound looking south]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CircularMound_s.jpg "The Altar of Heaven Circular Mound looking south")
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![[Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the largest building in the Temple of Heaven]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hall_of_Prayer_for_Good_Harvest_s.jpg "Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the largest building in the Temple of Heaven")
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![[Inside one of the halls]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Temple_of_Heaven_2C_Beijing_2C_China_003_s.jpg "Inside one of the halls")
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