天坛公园简介

天坛始建于明永乐十八年（1420年），是北京“天地日月”诸坛之首，为中国和世界上现存规模最大、形制最完备的古代祭天建筑群，明清两代皇帝每年孟春祈谷、孟夏祈雨、孟冬祀天都在此举行。天坛建筑布局呈“回”字形，分南圜丘、北祈谷内外两坛，建筑设计处处展示着中国传统文化所特有的寓意、象征的表现手法。如坛墙南方北圆、南低北高，象征天圆地方、天高地低；主要建筑广泛使用蓝色琉璃瓦以及圜丘坛重视“阳数”、祈年殿按天象列柱等设计，将古人对“天”的认识表现得淋漓尽致。回音壁、天心石、三音石等都巧妙利用了声学建筑原理，它们的神奇早已蜚声海内外。如今这里芳草萋萋、古树连荫，已成为一处集中国古代建筑学、声学、历史、天文、音乐等成就于一体的闻名世界的公园，吸引着无数中外游客前来游览。

Temple of Heaven

Constructed in 1420, the Temple of Heaven is the greatest among the 4 Temples in Beijing (Heaven, Earth, Sun and Moon), and the largest and best-preserved architecture complex for ancient sacrificial rituals. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Emperors used to host rituals here to offer sacrifices, praying for harvest, rain and prosperity. Consisting of the Praying for Harvest Altar in the north and the Circular Mound Altar in the south, the Temple is renowned for exuberating Chinese traditional implications and symbols in every brick and wood. The Echo Wall, the Heart of Heaven and the Triple Echo Stones are among the best that utilize acoustic architectonics, which makes it not only superior aesthetically, but also more fun. By now the Temple has become a world-famous grand park that integrates Chinese ancient architectural, acoustical, historical, astronomical and musical achievements.