ID: 700002923 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002923	Record Type: Built Work
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Temple of Earth (complex (buildings and sites); unknown architects; built by Ming Shizong, Emperor of China ...; 1530, during Ming dynasty; Beijing (Beijing Shi, Zhongguo, Asia, World, Top of the TGN ...)

Note: The Temple of the Earth is located in the northern part of central Beijing, just north of Yonghe Temple. It is the second largest of the four Temples of Beijing, others dedicated to Heaven (the largest), Sun, and Moon. It was attended by Ming and Qing emperors for annual summer solstice rituals and to worship the god of Earth.

Titles:

Temple of Earth (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Temple of the Earth (Beijing) (C,U,English,U,U)

地坛 (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Di Tan (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Dìtán (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

地壇 (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Địa Đàn (C,U,Vietnamese,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

complex (buildings and sites) [300000202] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name))

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: 1530, during Ming dynasty

Creator Display:

unknown architects; built by Ming Shizong, Emperor of China (Chinese emperor, 1507-1567) [preferred,VP]

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

architects unknown Chinese (Chinese cultural designation) [500125222]

Locations:

Current: Beijing [7001758] Beijing Shi (municipality), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 39°57′05″N 116°24′36″E

Display Materials: masonry construction; various materials

	masonry construction (technique or process) [300404383]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, assembling (additive and joining process), construction (assembling), <construction technique by form or materials>)

Dimensions: site: 40 hectares; square footprint

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Ming (culture, period, and styles) [300018438] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

	Qing (dynastic styles and periods) [300018478] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

religion and mythology (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

	Earth [7030638]
	.....(Solar System (planetary system), Milky Way Galaxy (galaxy), Extraterrestrial Places (facet)) (TGN)

	earth (features) [300404893]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, physical sciences concepts, earth sciences concepts, earth features) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

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

Sources and Contributors:
Temple of Earth	........ [VP,JPGM]
	........ VIAF: Virtual International Authority File [online] (2009-) VIAF ID: 169924110
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 2011019454
	........ Fodor's Travel (2016)
Temple of the Earth (Beijing)	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
地坛	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 2011019454; accessed 23 June 2016
Di Tan	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Dìtán	........ [VP]
	........ Ssu-Ch'Eng, Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture (1984)
地壇	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Địa Đàn	........ [VP]
	........ Great Buildings Online (1997-)

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

....................... Fodor's Travel (2016)

....................... VIAF: Virtual International Authority File [online] (2009-) http://viaf.org/viaf/169924110

....................... Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 2011019454

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Fodor's Travel (2016) "Beijing Sights, " accessed 28 June 2016