Beijing Buildings and Structures

6,858 reviews, 3,309 travel blogs, 16,691 photos and videos about 38 buildings and cool structures in Beijing.

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Temple of Heaven (Tiantan) Beijing
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855 reviews 998 travel blogs 2823 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Feb 8, 2012 Another of Beijing's "must see"attactions. Gardens were also lovely and would have been great to see them in the spring.
- Feb 13, 2006 ... some authentic market areas of Beijing whilst making our way down towards the Temple Of Heaven. Unfortunately, the main ...
- Jul 1, 2005 ... largest temple in the world dedicated to the worship of heaven. The so-called Temple of Heaven is not only a park of ...
- Jun 19, 2008 ... , long corridor that was beautifully painted. Like the Temple of Heaven, the corridor bent 90 degrees along the way to ...
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Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) Beijing
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1916 reviews 1259 travel blogs 4691 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Nov 23, 2010 best attraction in the winter (ironically enough), everything else was repetitive and gloomy but I had a good time there
- May 18, 2011 ... the metro didn't take very long though and we were at the summer palace before long. When you buy your tickets at the ...
- May 9, 2008 ... names were intriguing, todays were downright impressive! The Summer Palace may have been the imperial retreat of the ...
- Jan 17, 2008 ... struck on the ox soup... On Sunday we visited the Summer Palace, which was a vast and beautiful park containing stunning ...
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Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) Beijing
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641 reviews 1102 travel blogs 1680 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Jan 31, 2012 Also highly recommended for all travellers coming to China. Again, the size of it is incredible. Very well organised for ...
- Jun 28, 2011 Large, crowded but quite fun as they were ramping up for the Party's 90th anniversary celebration!
- Mar 9, 2011 You must know a little bit of history to appreciate the place. Otherwise, itll be just another concrete park with tons of ...
- Oct 4, 2007 ... (So far, looks like Dan's going for bronze!) * Tiananmen Square obstacle course manoevering (The obstacles are all ...
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Forbidden City (Imperial Palace) Beijing
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2080 reviews 2620 travel blogs 9083 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Jan 31, 2012 An absolute "must-do" for anyone checking off their bucket list! Pretty awe-inspiring to say the least! The one figure that ...
- Jul 6, 2011 This is my favorite place in Beijing. Tons of history, an expansive complex, and plenty of resources to learn while there. A ...
- Mar 9, 2011 You must know a little bit of history to appreciate this place. Otherwise it would seem like another concrete park with ...
- Nov 23, 2010 I was bored. Maybe its because I've already seen so many palaces, and was cold and alone and in pain in my visit, but it ...
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Lama Temple (Yonghegong) Beijing
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295 reviews 351 travel blogs 801 photos
Distance: 3.2 miles from city center

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- Jan 17, 2008 ... we visited the Temple of Heavenly Peace and went on to the Lama Temple, were 130 monks still live and work around an 18 ...
- Oct 18, 2003 ... the million and one things to do and see here is the Lama Temple - although we were feeling templed-out (as the Lonely ...
- Apr 12, 2006 ... man's summer palace (admittedly on a cold and windy day) Lama Temple? decent, although the enormous statute of Buddha, ...
- Aug 31, 2005 ... We managed to get completely lost only twice. There is a Tibetan Lama temple to the North of the City and we decide to ...
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Big Bell Temple (Da Zhong Si) Beijing
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29 reviews

Distance: 1.9 miles from city center

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National Center for the Performing Arts Beijing
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64 reviews 13 travel blogs 16 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Nov 25, 2010 Right after the visit to the National Centre For The Performing Arts, we were taken by coach for lunch. We arrived at this ...
- Aug 28, 2009 ... nbsp; After the Forbidden City I walked over to the National Centre for the Performing Arts. I have noticed that all the new ...
- Nov 25, 2010 Just a few streets away, is the National Centre For The Performing Arts. We walked here all the way from Tiananmen Square ...
- Jul 17, 2010 ... nbsp; First stop is the famous Beijing Opera house, or The National Centre for the Performing Arts. It is also knows ...
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Great Hall of the People (Renmin Dahuitang) Beijing
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17 reviews 87 travel blogs 75 photos
Distance: 4.1 miles from city center

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- Aug 31, 2005 ... centre of Beijing and walk across Tianamen square to the Great Hall of the People. Its hard to be here without remembering ...
- Dec 20, 2005 ... a couple of very large revolution statues (top centre), the Great Hall of the People (naturally difficult to get in to for ...
- Mar 1, 2009 ... of the People: $12,000 Administrative Bureau of the Great Hall of the People (Beijing) 6/06Percentage of Chinese who say ...
- Sep 19, 2007 ... to the south (both closed for olympic renovations). and finally the great hall of the people to the west...which i went ...
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Fayuan Si - Buddhist Temple Beijing
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8 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Dec 29, 2009 ... Yonghe, cunoscut si ca Templul Lama. La fel ca si la Templul Fayuan si aici am prins o zi de sarbatoare. Templul este ...
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Baiyun Guan Beijing
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5 reviews

Distance: 7.5 miles from city center

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Central Radio and Television Tower (Zhongyang Dianshita) Beijing
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44 reviews

Distance: 2.6 miles from city center

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Lugou Bridge Beijing
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19 reviews

Distance: 10.6 miles from city center

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Pool and Mulberry Tree Temple (Tanzhe Si) Beijing
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92 reviews

Distance: 7.5 miles from city center

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Ox Street Mosque (Niu Jie Qingzhensi) Beijing
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2 reviews 2 travel blogs
Distance: 2.6 miles from city center

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- Jan 19, 2006 ... of Heaven, the White Cloud Daoist temple and the Ox Street Mosque. Here's a little about each. Lama Temple - The two ...
- May 6, 2007 ... water run, we ended up running toward to Nin Gui Mosque (Ox Street Mosque) which was quite elegant. Zaid settled up with ...
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Dong Yue Miao Beijing
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3 reviews 1 travel blog
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- May 30, 2011 ... shopping skills. The second temple we visited, a Daoist temple,Dong Yue Miao. Founded in 1322, the temple is ...
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Zhang Laffitte Beijing
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1 review

Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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St. Joseph's Cathedral (East Church) Beijing
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7 reviews 1 photo

Distance: 3.5 miles from city center

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The Tibetan Lamasery Beijing
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295 reviews

Distance: 2.8 miles from city center

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The Confucian Temple Beijing
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32 reviews 9 travel blogs 30 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Dec 20, 2005 ... do some more sightseeing. Close to our hotel was the Confucian Temple (under major renovation unfortunately) and the Lama ...
- Jun 8, 2010 ... a good year since there are less applicants than usual). Visits to the Confucian Temple are at the highest levels of the ...
- Jan 19, 2006 ... able to check out the Lama (Tibetan Buddhist) temple, the Confucian temple, the Temple of Heaven, the White Cloud Daoist ...
- Jun 18, 2009 ... for the Confucius Temple down the street. I liked the grounds of the Confucian Temple better than Lama; it was more spread ...
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Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian) Beijing

Distance: 3.5 miles from city center

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Echo Wall Beijing
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2 reviews 65 travel blogs 41 photos
Distance: 23.8 miles from city center

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- Jun 19, 2008 ... Also, there are some additional buildings like Three Echo Stones and Echo Wall.Almost all of the buildings are connected by ...
- Dec 20, 2005 ... well, round. Onwards and northwards, more round altars and a groovy Echo Wall were found at the Imperial Vault (top centre). ...
- Oct 23, 2003 ... central Beijing. As well as the great architecture, there was an Echo Wall, where you could stand at one end and have ...
- Jan 26, 2008 ... . Additionally, just for fun, it was surrounded by an echo wall, so we could hear disembodied voices all over, but ...
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Five-Pagoda Temple (Wutasi) Beijing
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5 reviews 1 travel blog 1 photo
Distance: 7.4 miles from city center

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- Sep 9, 2008 ... (Phoenix Mountain), 6288 4508 (Baiwang Mountain) Dongyue Temple Wutasi Temple (Five Pagoda Temple) ...
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Zhongnanhai Beijing

1 travel blog 2 photos
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Mar 23, 2010 ... ; The last 10 nights of our trip is being spent in Beijing China. This City is spectacular. (Kind of like ...
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Temple of the White Dagoba (Baita Si) Beijing
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7 reviews

Distance: 7.4 miles from city center

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Jesuit Observatory Beijing
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1 review

Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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The South Cathedral Beijing
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2 reviews 1 travel blog 1 photo
Distance: 1.2 miles from city center

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- Oct 19, 2010 ... (too early for me ). On Sunday I went to Mass to the South Cathedral (Nantang ).They have Mass in Chinese and in English, ...
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Prince Gong's Palace (Gongwangfu) Beijing
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272 reviews 3 travel blogs 13 photos
Distance: 2.4 miles from city center

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- Oct 8, 2008 ... walked off to a nearby palace, former residence of Prince Gong. The palace was built in the late 18th century and was ...
- Jun 28, 2006 ... could tell). KC and I toured Prince Gong's Palace. It is in a very pretty area of Beijing near Houhai Lake (which one ...
- Sep 6, 2008 ... and take our pictures. After visiting Prince Gong's palace and having dinner we were walking to meet ...
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Jie Tai Temple Beijing
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6 reviews

Distance: 2.6 miles from city center

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Temple of Confucius (Kong Miao) Beijing
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32 reviews 6 travel blogs 1 photo
Distance: 2.6 miles from city center

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- Dec 7, 2004 ... . From the Lama Temple we went to the Temple of Confucius. This temple was almost deserted but that added to the ...
- Feb 7, 2011 ... , thinker, educationalist Confucius in ancient times. The Temple of Confucius in Beijing was initially built in 1302 and ...
- Aug 31, 2007 ... After that we went to some temples, like the temple of Confucius where he taught about the equality of men and how ...
- Jul 13, 2010 ... Lama Temple around 2pm in hopes of finding the Temple of Confucius supposedly somewhere on the same ...
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Temple of the Sleeping Buddha (Wofosi) Beijing
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11 reviews

Distance: 2.6 miles from city center

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