Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park)

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Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) is an imperial-era altar and surrounding park in Beijing, historically used for Ming and Qing dynasty sacrificial ceremonies to the sun.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) canonical 1
Temple of the Sun Park 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
imperial altar ⓘ
park ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
associatedWith Beijing’s Four Altars ⓘ
imperial worship of celestial bodies ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalCategory Chinese imperial altar ⓘ
historic urban park ⓘ
currentUse cultural tourism site ⓘ
public park ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ
dedicatedTo the Sun ⓘ
era Ming dynasty ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
governedBy Beijing municipal authorities ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Ritan Park ⓘ
Temple of the Sun Park ⓘ
hasChineseName 日坛公园 ⓘ
hasEnglishName Altar of the Sun ⓘ
Ritan Park ⓘ
hasLandscapeStyle traditional Chinese garden elements ⓘ
hasPart central altar platform ⓘ
ceremonial gates ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
lakes and ponds ⓘ
pavilions ⓘ
stone tablets ⓘ
surrounding ritual grounds ⓘ
hasTourismType cultural heritage tourism ⓘ
urban park tourism ⓘ
heritage Ming dynasty imperial altar complex ⓘ
Qing dynasty imperial altar complex ⓘ
languageOfName Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn Beijing ⓘ
China ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Chaoyang District, Beijing ⓘ
linked to: Chaoyang District
openToPublic yes ⓘ
partOf Beijing’s historic altar system ⓘ
religiousTradition Chinese state ritual ⓘ
significance important site of imperial ritual culture in Beijing ⓘ
usedDuringDynasty Ming dynasty ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ
usedFor imperial sacrificial ceremonies ⓘ
state rituals ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Historic Centre of Beijing → hasPart → Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) ⓘ
Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park) → hasAlternativeName → Temple of the Sun Park ⓘ
linked to: Altar of the Sun (Ritan Park)