Temple of Heaven: buildings and gardens as a symbolic composition

Useful to know

The Temple of Heaven in Beijing is an ensemble of religious buildings and gardens that began in the first half of the 15th century. UNESCO connects the composition with the notions of the relationship between heaven and earth. [1]

When viewing, do not separate the building from the open spaces. Order, approaches and the plant environment are involved in the perception of the ritual place. Symbolic interpretation should be based on documented context, rather than free assumptions about any geometric shape. The plan helps to see how the individual parts work together in the common composition.