What is Temple of Heaven?
[[File:Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest.JPG|thumb|right|The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest is part of the Temple of Heaven.]] The '''Temple of Heaven''' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 天坛) is a temple and famous attraction in [[Beijing]], [[China]].<ref name=XH>{{cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/22/c_139611119.htm|publisher=Xinhua|access-date=January 8, 2021|date=December 22, 2020|title=Beijing exhibition marks 600th anniversary of Temple of Heaven|archive-date=January 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101094534/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/22/c_139611119.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><!--The Unesco World Heritage website is under construction today, January 8, 2021, but I can tell from the URL that this is site #881: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/881/--> The Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 c.e. Emperors in the [[Ming Dynasty]] and [[Qing Dynasty]] went there to [[pray]]. In 1918, the Temple of Heaven complex was made a public park. It is 270 hectares in size.<ref name=XH /> ==References== {{reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Beijing]] [[Category:Temples in Asia]] [[Category:2nd millennium BC buildings and structures]] {{Religious Confucianism}}