Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Michael Abshear
published on 04 February 2019

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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