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DescriptionTemple of Heaven (54390671692).jpg	The Temple of Heaven, located in the southeastern part of central Beijing, is a historic complex of religious buildings where Ming and Qing emperors performed annual ceremonies of prayer for good harvests. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, this site reflects a cosmogony of great importance for Chinese civilization and has influenced architectural and planning principles in the Far East for centuries. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design, symbolizing the relationship between heaven and earth, which was central to the Chinese worldview.
Date	16 September 2024, 10:59
Source	Temple of Heaven
Author	xiquinhosilva

Camera location	39° 52′ 37.12″ N, 116° 24′ 23.18″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	39.876977; 116.406438

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Image title	The Temple of Heaven, located in the southeastern part of central Beijing, is a historic complex of religious buildings where Ming and Qing emperors performed annual ceremonies of prayer for good harvests. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, this site reflects a cosmogony of great importance for Chinese civilization and has influenced architectural and planning principles in the Far East for centuries. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design, symbolizing the relationship between heaven and earth, which was central to the Chinese worldview.
Camera manufacturer	NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model	NIKON Z 50
Author	Xiquinho Silva
Exposure time	1/500 sec (0.002)
F Number	f/7.1
ISO speed rating	100
Date and time of data generation	10:59, 16 September 2024
Lens focal length	22 mm
Latitude	39° 52′ 37.12″ N
Longitude	116° 24′ 23.18″ E
Altitude	40 meters above sea level
Label	Blue
Short title	Temple of Heaven
Copyright holder	© Xiquinho Silva
City shown	Beijing
Horizontal resolution	240 dpi
Vertical resolution	240 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.0.1 (Windows)
File change date and time	08:57, 17 March 2025
Exposure Program	Aperture priority
Exif version	2.31
Date and time of digitizing	10:59, 16 September 2024
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APEX exposure bias	0
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Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
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Focal plane resolution unit	3
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Custom process
Exposure mode	Auto exposure
White balance	Auto white balance
Focal length in 35 mm film	33 mm
Scene capture type	Standard
Scene control	None
Contrast	Normal
Saturation	Normal
Sharpness	Normal
Subject distance range	Unknown
GPS time (atomic clock)	02:58:43.98
Satellites used for measurement	00
Geodetic survey data used	WGS-84
GPS date	16 September 2024
GPS tag version	0.0.3.2
Serial number of camera	2078098
Lens used	NIKKOR Z DX 12-28mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ VR
Date metadata was last modified	16:57, 17 March 2025
Rating (out of 5)	5
Unique ID of original document	843BA3995AE575DC16B438B5D0B03024
Keywords	2024 Beijing Beijing Central Axis China UNESCO World Heritage
Country shown	People's Republic of China
Code for country shown	CN
IIM version	4

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