Danbi Bridge

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Danbi Bridge is an elevated ceremonial walkway within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex, historically used by emperors during sacrificial rites to Heaven.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Danbi Bridge canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
ceremonial walkway ⓘ
accessRestrictedTo emperor and select officials during imperial times ⓘ
architecturalStyle Ming dynasty imperial style ⓘ
associatedWith Chinese imperial ritual ⓘ
state sacrifices ⓘ
builtFor imperial sacrifices to Heaven ⓘ
city Beijing ⓘ
connectedTo Circular Mound Altar vicinity ⓘ
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests ⓘ
Imperial Vault of Heaven vicinity ⓘ
country People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
culturalSignificance symbolic path between emperor and Heaven ⓘ
currentUse pedestrian walkway for visitors ⓘ
designedFor processional movement during rituals ⓘ
district Dongcheng District ⓘ
linked to: Dōngchéng Qū
elevatedAbove surrounding ground level ⓘ
governingBody Temple of Heaven Park Administration ⓘ
linked to: Temple of Heaven
hasFeature multiple parallel lanes ⓘ
slightly elevated central path ⓘ
stone balustrades ⓘ
hasFunction connects Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests area to Circular Mound Altar area ⓘ
hasLanguageVariant Chinese name 丹陛桥 ⓘ
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Temple of Heaven ⓘ
historicalPeriod Ming dynasty ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
laneUsage central lane reserved for the emperor ⓘ
side lanes used by officials ⓘ
locatedIn Beijing ⓘ
China ⓘ
Temple of Heaven ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
orientation north–south ⓘ
partOf Temple of Heaven complex ⓘ
linked to: Temple of Heaven
preservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
religiousContext Chinese Heaven worship ⓘ
state Confucian ritual ⓘ
spatialRelation lies between main northern and southern sacrificial structures of Temple of Heaven ⓘ
symbolizes emperor’s exclusive route to Heaven ⓘ
tourism popular attraction within Temple of Heaven Park ⓘ
UNESCOListingYear 1998 ⓘ
usedBy emperors of China ⓘ
usedFor imperial ceremonial processions ⓘ
sacrificial rites to Heaven ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Temple of Heaven → contains → Danbi Bridge ⓘ
Tiāntán → hasMajorStructure → Danbi Bridge ⓘ