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A detail of the roof of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, part of the Temple of Heaven in the Forbidden City, Beijing. The temple and the Forbidden City were first built in the reign of Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1403-1424 CE)
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Abshear, M. (2019, February 04). Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10017/temple-of-heaven-forbidden-city/
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Abshear, Michael. "Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City." World History Encyclopedia, February 04, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10017/temple-of-heaven-forbidden-city/.
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Abshear, Michael. "Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City." World History Encyclopedia, 04 Feb 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10017/temple-of-heaven-forbidden-city/.
