Which gate is the main entrance of the Temple of Heaven?

The main building of the Temple of Heaven is located in the inner altar, which is arranged in a straight line from south to north. All the palaces and altars face south in a circle, symbolizing the sky. The whole layout and architectural structure are unique.

The Hall of Prayer for the New Year is the place where the emperor prayed for a bumper harvest. It is a circular hall with three eaves, 38 meters high and 32.72 meters in diameter. It has a blue glazed tile roof, all brick and wood structure, and no long purlin beams. It is supported by 28 wooden pillars and 36 purlins, which has high artistic value in architectural modeling.

Extended data:

As a cultural act of human beings praying for God's blessing, offering sacrifices to heaven was once an important part of the life of ancient ancestors in China. From the legendary "Three Emperors and Five Emperors" era to the late Qing Dynasty, China held a ceremony to worship heaven, which lasted for about 5,000 years.

The Temple of Heaven was founded in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1403— 1420), which is a national altar established according to the traditional etiquette system of China. Since the 19th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, 22 emperors have been worshipping the Temple of Heaven, offering sacrifices to the gods. After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, the government of the Republic of China announced the abolition of the worship ceremony and changed the Temple of Heaven into a park on 19 18.

This worship ceremony lasted about five thousand years. Etiquette of Sacrificing to Heaven is a systematic introduction to the ritual of sacrificing to heaven in ancient China from a historical perspective, and shows the history of sacrificing to heaven in ancient China, that is, the culture of sacrificing to heaven in ancient China.