Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Main temple of Ming and Qing emperors where they prayed for harvests and otherwise comunicated with God. The emperor considered himself the son of god, making himself the one who could act before God for the people. The temple was built about 600 years ago and is said to be Taoist.
The first three pics are of the main temple, from the outside, looking through the door and a detail of the inside and cieling.
It is a 600 acre park now.Read more