The team's next visit in Beijing, all done on March 25, 1987... on a very loaded schedule beside visiting the Institute of Microbiology, is the Temple of Heaven.
Such an incredible structure and a MUST SEE if ever in Beijing!
What a dream...
Notice the tiny toddler in the picture?
This photo from china-tour.cn shows to the right of the Circular Mound Altar the Divine Kitchen and Pavillion for Butchering Animals...
Sacrificial Altar indeed!
For viewing a short 2.50 minute video from Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in ... (UNESCO/NHK) just click the hyperlink. That gives you a pretty good idea about this complex.
Be aware that Temple of Heaven Park is the largest park in Beijing; covering 675 acres!
Slide, showing the marble steps and carving around the Imperial Sacrificial Altar look impressive.
This is a scanned photo, as the slide did not show the entire height...
One can see the steps next to the marble imperial carriage way.
The entire structure of Temple of Heaven is done without nails and look at the elaborate details on the ceiling!
This elderly man with a cane is struggling on the stairs.
Indeed, it is HUGE with the size of 675 acres.
If you want to see more of it, for getting an impression, this is a very good short video:
Temple of Heaven - Beijing, China (Full HD) just click.
Hope you enjoyed Part VI.
Will be continued with the Lama Temple in Beijing, China.
Sacrificial Altar indeed!
For viewing a short 2.50 minute video from Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in ... (UNESCO/NHK) just click the hyperlink. That gives you a pretty good idea about this complex.
Be aware that Temple of Heaven Park is the largest park in Beijing; covering 675 acres!
One can see the steps next to the marble imperial carriage way.
If you want to see more of it, for getting an impression, this is a very good short video:
Temple of Heaven - Beijing, China (Full HD) just click.
Hope you enjoyed Part VI.
Will be continued with the Lama Temple in Beijing, China.
Related links:
{Part V of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Forbidden City in Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part III of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Arrival in Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part II of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Tokyo, Japan to Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part II of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia - Tokyo, Japan to Beijing, China} | previous post by me
{Part I of Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia} | previous post by me
{People to People Citizen Ambassador Program - Husband Pieter's Trip to East Asia} | previous post by me
Wow, what a place. The Temple of Heaven is such a gorgeous building. I'm amazed by the great detail of the ceiling! I would love to visit there some day....and preferably when it's warm :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely place, lovely trip and lovelies pictures.
ReplyDeleteSending a lot of hugs.
María
What an amazing adventure to have experienced .. I always am left speechless by the beautiful photos you share from your travels. You capture the country and the essence of the people ... Thank you for giving us a glimpse of the world .. Hugs, Celia
ReplyDeleteDearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletewonderful pictures....thank you for sharing!
Have a lovely new week,
love and hugs, Claudia xo
Scatti superlativi, immagini che pare quasi essere "dentro" ad ogni foto.Il Palazzo è un capolavoro da ammirare in ogni suo angolo. Grazie Mariette di permettermi di "viaggiare" visto che non posso farlo realmente. Un abbraccio caloroso e affettuoso. Paola
ReplyDeleteLiebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteAUSRUCKSVOLL UND EINDRUCKSVOLL!
Sonnige Grüße
Elisabeth
What a huge imperial building and the surprisingly details on the ceiling!
ReplyDeleteAll are interesting photos, Mariette.
Enjoy your new week!
Bonjour Mariette
ReplyDeleteVous avez encore là un beau voyage.
Grosses bises et bonne semaine
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletedas sind wieder ganz tolle Fots. sie lassen Fernweh
aufkommen. Schon beeindruckend, was die alten Baumeister
alles konnten.
Einen sonnigen Start in die neue Woche wünscht
Irmi
Leuk die oude foto's, een imposant complex. Dat kindje is zo lief in zijn warme kleertjes.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful and huge temple. How knows maybe one day we will visit it.
ReplyDeletePavilion to butcher animals....ewww, not so nice!
It is a very lovely building and amazing that it was built with no nails! The stairway is lovely, too. The history of this site is quite disturbing, although many cultures did (and some still do) believe in human and animal sacrifice. Maybe we will not think of that and just enjoy the beauty today! Hugs xo Karen
ReplyDeleteMet veel,heel veel zwoegende en hardwerkende arbeidskrachten kwamen ze tot deze resultaten van enorme gebouwen.
ReplyDeleteJe komt het wel vaker tegen op de wereld dat paleizen met één en al pracht en praal zijn gebouwd.
Het grootste en het mooiste was nog niet goed genoeg voor de regerende vorsten.
Het Topkapi paleis gebouwd in opdracht van Mehmet de Veroveraar in Istanbul,tussen 1472-1478 begon men met de bouw en tot ver in de negentiende eeuw werden gebouwen veranderd en toegevoegd.
Dit is er één van de vele die mij op dit moment te binnen schiet,die wij bezochten tijdens rondreizen.
Het kindje staat prachtig op de foto en ik zag op eerdere foto's dat in de periode dat Pieter in China was dat het bekende Mao jasje nog vaak gedragen werd.
Lieve groet,Ger
(heb nog steeds probleem met het openen van je blog,blijft herladen)
Grossartig solche Reisen erlebt haben zu dürfen. Reisen welche einem immer in Erinnerung bleiben werden. Und das auch noch zur Kirschblütenzeit...himmlisch schön.
ReplyDeleteDie Gebäude sind so alt und voller Geschichten.
Habe eine gute Woche liebe Mariette.
Herzlichst
Julia
Hi dear Nariettas , que gran templo , usted estuvo en un maravillo viaje , por un gran y espectacular país como es China
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and impressive! I will also now go to open the small videos for more details!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mariette!