Circular Mound Altar
Circular Mound Altar is a scenic area in Beijing, China.
Visitor information
- Also known as
- 圜丘
- City
- Beijing
- Coordinates
- 39.8755852, 116.4069542
About Circular Mound Altar
Circle Qiu is located in the Temple of Heaven Park, No. 1, Tiantan Road A, Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is an oval stone building made of white marble. The circular mound is 5.17 meters high. The tables on each floor are paved with mugwort bluestone and surrounded by white marble railings around the edge of the altar. The upper altar is 1.87 meters high and 23.65 meters in diameter. The circular stone slab in the center is called the Tianxin Stone. The Tianxin Stone has nine layers of stone slabs. Each layer of stone slabs uses nine or multiples of nine, totaling 405 stone slabs. The middle altar is 1.63 meters high and 7.83 meters wide. Both are paved with nine layers of stone slabs, numbering 1,134. The lower altar is 1.67 meters high and 7.8 meters wide. They are also paved with nine layers of stone slabs, numbering 1,863 stone slabs.
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