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Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
The Palace of Westminster was built in 1840 on an important medieval site and is an excellent example of neo-Gothic architecture. The site also includes the medieval Perpendicular Gothic St Margaret's Chapel and Westminster Abbey, which has great historical and symbolic significance as the site where monarchs have been crowned since the 11th century.
Duanmen
Duanmen is located between Tiananmen and Wumen Gate of the Forbidden City. Between Tiananmen and Duanmen, the court rooms are arranged symmetrically on the east and west sides, with a street gate in the middle, leading to the southern part of the Ancestral Temple and the Altar of Sheji. Duanmen and Wumen also have symmetrical duty rooms on the east and west sides. The right door of the temple and the left door of the community are on the south side, leading to the middle of the Ancestral Temple and the Altar of Sheji; the left door of the que and the right door of the que are on the north side. Duanmen, Wumen, Tiananmen and the inner Thousand-Step Corridors on both sides together form two courtyards with a strong sense of depth, which become the leading ceremonial sequence for entering the palace city. The oppressive and contracted spatial atmosphere formed by the heavy doors and high walls is in sharp contrast to the Taihemen Square that suddenly opens up behind the Wumen Gate, highlighting the majesty of the emperor. Duanmen consists of a city platform and a tower, and its architectural form and volume are basically the same as those of the Tiananmen Tower. The tower is nine bays wide and five bays deep, with a double-eaved hip roof style on the roof, covered with yellow glazed tiles. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the functions of Duanmen Gate were basically the same. It was a place to store the emperor's ceremonial supplies and also a place to organize the ceremonial guards. When the emperor went on tour, he boarded the imperial carriage from Duanmen Gate, which was the beginning of etiquette. When going on tour or returning from activities such as morning court, festivals, and sacrifices, the ceremonial guards lined up neatly on both sides of the corridor, and the bells were struck at Duanmen Gate and the drums were beaten at Wumen Gate. The court rooms on both sides of Duanmen Gate were places for officials to rest and wait before going to court. Today, Duanmen Gate is officially open to the public after renovation. Duanmen Gate was first built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420) and rebuilt in the 6th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1667). In 1999, Duanmen Gate was officially opened to the public after renovation.
Ritan Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing
The Temple of the Sun is one of the five famous cultural relics and historical sites in Beijing. It was built in 1530 during the Ming Dynasty and was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped the sun god. The temple faces west and is surrounded by a circular wall. There are Lingxing Gates on all four sides. There are incense burners and burial pools outside the west gate; there are god storehouses, god kitchens, animal slaughter pavilions, bell towers, and clothing halls outside the north gate. In the 1950s, the Temple of the Sun was turned into a park. Under the personal care of Premier Zhou Enlai, in the early 1970s, mountain cherry trees symbolizing the friendship between China and Japan were planted. A number of scenic spots and scenic areas with unique styles, such as the large-scale "Sun Festival Mural", "Quchi Shengchun", and "Southwest Landscape Scenic Area" built around the 1980s. A group of antique buildings, restaurants, and galleries that are coordinated with classical gardens have been built, which are simple and elegant. In the northwest corner of the park, there is the tomb and memorial room of the revolutionary pioneer Ma Jun. In 2001, it was listed as a patriotic education base in Beijing. After 50 years of renovation and construction, Ritan Park has become a classical landscape garden with national characteristics, covering an area of 20.62 hectares nationwide. It was rated as one of the first batch of high-quality parks in 2002 and was rated as a national cultural relic protection unit in May 2006.