Yongdingmen

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Yongdingmen is a historic southern gate site of Beijing’s old city wall, now a reconstructed landmark and traffic node at the southern end of the city’s central axis.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Yongdingmen canonical 2
Chongwen Gate 1
Yongdingmen Gate site 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city gate
historic site
landmark
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle traditional Chinese architecture
category Buildings and structures in Beijing
Andingmen
surface form: Gates of Beijing

Tourist attractions in Beijing
city Beijing
connectsTo Yongdingmen Bridge
continent Asia
country China
demolishedIn 1950s
directionFromCityCenter south
eraOfOriginalConstruction Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
hasCoordinateSystem WGS84
hasPart archway
city wall remains
gate tower
hasViewingPlatform yes
heritageStatus reconstructed
isOn Beijing central axis
locatedAt southern end of the central axis of Beijing
locatedIn Beijing
Dongcheng District, Beijing
material brick
wood
namedAfter Yongding River
near Beijing South Railway Station
Temple of Heaven
openToPublic yes
originalFunction city defense gate
southern gate of the outer city of Beijing
partOf Beijing city wall
positionOn central axis of Beijing
reconstructedAs Yongdingmen Gate Tower
reconstructionCompletedIn 2004
region North China
significance southern anchor of Beijing’s historical north–south axis
symbol of Beijing’s old outer city
transportRole major traffic junction in southern Beijing
usedFor traffic node
urban landmark

Referenced by (4)

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Historic Centre of Beijing hasPart Yongdingmen
this entity surface form: Yongdingmen Gate site
Chongwenmen namedAfter Yongdingmen
this entity surface form: Chongwen Gate