Module6TheWorld'sCulturalHeritage天坛,世界文化遗产,是北京“天地日月”诸坛之首,是我国和世界上现存最大的古代祭祀性建筑群
TheTempleofHeavenTheTempleofHeavenissituatedinthesouthernpartofthecityofBeijing
Itwasbuiltin1420,coveringanareaof273hectares
ThetemplewastheplacewheretheemperorsoftheMingandQingDynastiesworshipedheavenandprayedforgoodharvests
Itisregardedasoneofthegreatestarchitecturalstructuresintheworld
Someenvironmentalartistsandgardenersdescribethetempleasaplacewherepeoplecantalktoheaven
InBeijing,fourimperialtempleswerebuiltduringtheMingandQingDynasties
AtthesouthernendofthecityistheTempleofHeaven
Itisthemostimportantofthefour
TheotherthreearetheAltarofEarthinthenorth,theAltarofMooninthewest,andtheAltarofSunintheeastjustbehindtheBeijingFriendshipStore
Allofthemarestillstanding,buttheTempleofHeavenisthelargestgroupoftemp