Animal Sacrifice Pavilion

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The Animal Sacrifice Pavilion is a historic ceremonial structure within Beijing’s Temple of Heaven complex where animals were prepared for ritual offerings to heaven by Chinese emperors.

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Animal Sacrifice Pavilion canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic ceremonial structure
pavilion
religious building
access open to visitors as part of Temple of Heaven park
architecturalStyle traditional Chinese architecture
associatedWith Chinese emperors
linked to: Emperor of China

imperial worship of Heaven
builtFor Ming dynasty emperors
linked to: Ming emperors

Qing dynasty emperors
country China
culturalSignificance represents role of animal sacrifice in imperial Chinese cosmology
functionInRitualSequence preparatory stage before offerings at the Altar of Heaven
governingBody Beijing municipal cultural heritage authorities
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Temple of Heaven
historicalPeriod Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
locatedIn Beijing
Dongcheng District, Beijing
Temple of Heaven
material traditional Chinese brick and timber construction
partOf Temple of Heaven complex
linked to: Temple of Heaven
partOfRitualComplex sacrificial facilities of the Temple of Heaven
relatedSite Circular Mound Altar
Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests
Imperial Vault of Heaven
religion Chinese state ritual
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1998
usedFor imperial sacrificial ceremonies
preparation of animals for ritual offerings
state rituals to Heaven

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Tiāntán hasMajorStructure Animal Sacrifice Pavilion