Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Also known as Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing, Imperial temple of heaven, Temple of Heaven, Temple of Heaven, Bejing, 天壇
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
China
Inscribed
1998
Area
215 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Temple of Heaven, Beijing is about 6 km south of Beijing. The nearest other World Heritage site is Central Axis of Beijing, about 2 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Beijing · about 11,106,000 peopleabout 6 km north
- Changping · about 615,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
- Langfang · about 810,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Zhuozhou · about 628,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Tianjin · about 7,180,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Baoding · about 1,107,000 peopleabout 140 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ChinaCultural2 km away
ChinaCultural17 km away
ChinaCultural46 km away
ChinaCultural65 km away
ChinaCultural179 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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