Divine Music Administration Hall

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The Divine Music Administration Hall is a historic building within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex that was used to manage and rehearse the ceremonial music performed for imperial rituals.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial music facility
historic building
architecturalStyle traditional Chinese architecture
associatedWith Chinese imperial court
Temple of Heaven rituals
category Buildings and structures in Beijing
Music organization buildings
Temple of Heaven
country China
culturalContext Chinese imperial ceremonial music
era Ming and Qing dynasties
function administration of court musicians
storage of musical instruments for rituals
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Temple of Heaven
locatedIn Beijing
China
Temple of Heaven
openToPublic yes
partOf Temple of Heaven complex
relatedTo Circular Mound Altar
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
Imperial Vault of Heaven
significance important site for organization of ritual music
support facility for Temple of Heaven sacrificial ceremonies
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1998
usedDuring imperial rituals
usedFor imperial ritual music
management of ceremonial music
rehearsal of ceremonial music

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Temple of Heaven
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