Di'anmen () or Bei'anmen was an imperial gate in
Beijing
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,
China
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. The gate was first built in the
Yongle
Yongle () (23 January 1403 – 19 January 1425) was the era name of the Yongle Emperor, the third emperor of the Ming dynasty of China.
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period of the
Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...
, and served as the main northern gate to the
Imperial City
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(the southern gate is the much more famed
Tiananmen
The Tiananmen (also Tian'anmen (天安门), Tienanmen, T’ien-an Men; ), or the Gate of Heaven-Sent Pacification, is a monumental gate in the city center of Beijing, China, the front gate of the Imperial City of Beijing, located near the ci ...
). The gate is located north of
Jingshan Park and south of the
Drum Tower. The gate was demolished in 1954. Efforts to restore it have been under way since 2013.
Chinese architectural history
Gates of Beijing
Neighbourhoods of Beijing
Demolished buildings and structures in China
Buildings and structures demolished in 1954
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