We also had a visit to the Temple of Heaven on a beautiful, sunny (but very windy) day!

The temple itself was very photogenic and we spent a lot of time walking around it and taking lots of photos...we took a ton of artistic photos, so I will present a selection for your enjoyment :)

The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests....entirely built without nails! It was rebuilt after the hall burnt down in 1889 due to a lightning strike (and it's why the whole place is rigged with lightning rods!)




Looking lovely as the sun was going down....


The whole temple group...


the gate to the building where they burn incense before prayer


the building where they burn incense before prayer...


And here are some of the finer details...

a pillar in the great hall...


the altar in the building where they burn incense


Some of the roof and paint details....



and a very photogenic looking A on one of the surrounding platforms :)