ID: 700002925 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002925	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1 2 3 4

Temple of Heaven (temple complex; first built by Ming Chengzu (1360-1424); extended by Ming Sh...; construction 1406 to 1420; ext...; Beijing (Beijing Shi, Zhongguo, Asia, World, Top of the TGN ...)

Note: Located in: Beijing, China. Large religious complex in the old outer city of Beijing, comprises three buildings are built in a straight line. Noted as the supreme achievement of traditional Chinese architecture. Its layout symbolizes the belief that heaven is round and earth square.

Titles:

Temple of Heaven (preferred,C,U,English-P,,N)

Temple of Heaven (Beijing) (C,U,undetermined,,)

Templo del Cielo (C,U,Spanish,U,U)

Temple du Ciel (C,U,French,U,U)

Himmelstempel (C,U,German,U,U)

天壇 (北京中國) (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

天坛 (C,U,Chinese (simplified),,)

天壇 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),,)

Tian Tan (C,U,LC,Chinese (transliterated),,)

T'ien-t'an (C,U,Chinese (transliterated),U,U,undetermined,,N)

천단 (C,U,Korean,U,U)

T'ien T'an (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Tiantan (C,U,undetermined,,)

Tian tan (C,U,undetermined,,N)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

temple complex [300444137] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, religious complexes)

temple (building) [300007595]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, ceremonial structures, religious structures, religious buildings)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: construction 1406 to 1420; extended 16th century

Creator Display:

first built by Ming Chengzu (1360-1424); extended by Ming Shizong (1507-1567); renovated by Qianlong (1711-1799) [preferred,VP]

patron Ming Chengzu, Emperor of China (Chinese emperor, patron, 1360-1424) [500356295]

patron Ming Shizong, Emperor of China (Chinese emperor, 1507-1567) Extent: addition [500372663]

patron Qianlong, Emperor of China (Chinese emperor, 1711-1799) Extent: restoration [500372572]

Locations:

Current: Beijing [7001758] (Geographic)

Address Note: +39.913889,+116.391667; Beijing, China

Display Materials: wood and stone

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	stone (worked rock) [300011176]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), <rock by form>)

Dimensions: entire complex: 237 hectares

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

Specific Subjects:

	heaven [300185658]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), <religions and religious concepts>, religious concepts, doctrinal concepts) (AAT)

	Chinese heaven [901002236]
	.....((Chinese legendary places, Chinese iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Temple of Heaven	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Temple of Heaven," accessed 22 June 2016
	........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3792244
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3792244
Temple of Heaven (Beijing)	........ [JPGM,GRISC,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Templo del Cielo	........ [VP]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-) https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templo_del_Cielo
Temple du Ciel	........ [VP]
	........ BHA, Authority file (2003-)
Himmelstempel	........ [VP]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himmelstempel
天壇 (北京中國)	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
天坛	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
天壇	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Tian Tan	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no 97025429
	........ BWR [online] (2015-)
T'ien-t'an	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ BWR [online] (2015-)
	........ BWR database (2010-)
천단	........ [VP]
	........ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Heaven
T'ien T'an	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Tiantan	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 19 October 2018
Tian tan	........ [BWR]
	........ BWR database (2010-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP,GRISC,BWR]

....................... Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

....................... BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3792244

....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

....................... UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) Ref: 881

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3792244

....................... BWR-01 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021)

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3792244

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 4354

....................... Harvard Library BWR contribution (2010-) U292182

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Temple of Heaven," accessed 19 October 2018
	..... BWR database (2010-)