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Tiananmen

gated entryway, Beijing, China

Also known as: Gate of Heavenly Peace, T’ien-an Men

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In Beijing: City layout
…on either side of the Tiananmen (Tian’anmen; “Gate of Heavenly Peace”), the southern, and main, entrance to the Imperial City that stands at the northern end of Tiananmen Square. Within the Imperial City, in turn, was the moated Forbidden City, with walls 2.25 miles (3.6 km) long. The Forbidden City…
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