天坛
天坛祈年殿与皇穹宇
皇穹宇简介
建于明嘉靖九年（1530年）。初为重檐圆形建筑，名“泰神殿”，是圜丘坛天库的正殿。用于平日供奉祀天大典所供神版的殿宇。嘉靖十七年（1538年）改名为“皇穹宇”。清乾隆十七年（1752年）改建为今式。皇穹宇殿高19.5米，直径15.6米，木拱结构，严谨、精致，上覆蓝瓦金顶，精巧而庄重。殿内天花藻井为青绿基调的金龙藻井，中心为大金团龙图案，是古代建筑杰作。
The Imperial Vault of Heaven
Built in 1530(the 9th year of Emperor Jiajing's reign of the Ming dynasty), in a round shape with a double-eaved roof, and named first the Hall for Appeasing Gods. it was the main hall of the Celestial Treasure House of the Circular Mound Altar. housing the Gods' tablets to be used at the ceremony of worshipping Heaven. It was renamed the Imperial Vault of Heaven in 1538(the 17th year of Emperor Jiajing's reign) and rebuilt into the present shape in 1752(the 17th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign of the Qing dynasty). 19.5 metres in height and 15.6 metres in diametre, the hall is a finely interlaced wooden structure with a blue tile roof crowned with a gilded sphere, looking elegant and majestic. It has a coffered ceiling with a bluish green design of a coiling gilded dragon playing with a pearl at the centre. It is indeed a masterpiece of ancient architecture of China.
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