Posts Tagged ‘The Temple of Heaven’
Dendro Hull City Beijing, admiring an ancient architectural complex: the Temple of Heaven. Upon entering his room, says one the main buildings are almost all colored glazed tiles blue. Can not remember this color depth, the vastness of heaven? Precisely the effect intended by the architects of the temple.
Comstruído in 1420 under the reign of Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was baptized at the beginning and “Temple of Heaven and Earth.” It was the place where emperors offered sacrifices to both. In 1530 during the reign Jiajing (Ming ), with the completion of the Temple of Earth in the northern outskirts of the capital, its name was changed to the Temple of Heaven. Since then, the sovereign came here every year, the winter solstice, a given day the first lunar month and the first month of summer: They offered sacrifices to Heaven, prayed for good harvests, or worshiped the sun, moon and stars and the Gods of Wind, Thunder, and Rain Cloud. Read the rest of this entry »