{"id":4759,"date":"2012-08-07T19:49:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T01:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinatour.net\/?page_id=4759"},"modified":"2012-08-07T21:06:05","modified_gmt":"2012-08-08T03:06:05","slug":"the-imperial-vault-of-heaven","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/beijing\/attraction\/temple-of-heaven\/the-imperial-vault-of-heaven\/","title":{"rendered":"The Imperial Vault of Heaven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North of the Circular Mound Altar is the Imperial Vault of Heaven, which was originally built in 1530 and rebuilt 1752. Its structure is made from wood and brick with a blue tiled roof that is topped with a gilded ball. It is 19. 5 meters high and 15.6 meters in diameter.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 656px;height: 212px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"http:\/\/chinatour.net\/member\/wp-content\/gallery\/the-temple-of-heaven\/212320.jpg\" alt=\"Imperial Vault of Heaven \" \/><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"http:\/\/chinatour.net\/member\/wp-content\/gallery\/the-temple-of-heaven\/4a00z50q9334209e4.jpg\" alt=\"Imperial Vault of Heaven \" \/>\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Built entirely of wood, the vault is supported by eight pillars. The roof\u00a0 has no beams but only a great number of brackets entwined within each other. The ceiling tapers upward to form a beautiful caisson.<\/p>\n<p>The Imperial Vault of Heaven is better known for the wall that surrounds it. This wall is called &#8220;Echo Wall&#8221; or &#8220;The Whispering Wall&#8221;. It is 3.72 meters high, 90 centimeters thick and 65.1 meters in diameter.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 577px;height: 262px\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"http:\/\/chinatour.net\/member\/wp-content\/gallery\/the-temple-of-heaven\/huangqiongyu1.jpg\" alt=\"Imperial Vault of Heaven - inside\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-none\" src=\"http:\/\/chinatour.net\/member\/wp-content\/gallery\/the-temple-of-heaven\/w020080721515738337889.jpg\" alt=\"The Echo Wall\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The eaves of the wall and the hermetically laid bricks make wireless communication possible between two people who speak in normal voices.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0To be the most effective, a couple of conditions must exist:<\/p>\n<p>First, the courtyard cannot be too noisy.<br \/>\nSecond, both people must face north<br \/>\nSo it is better to stand by the wall at the back of the two side chambers. The entrance of the courtyard prevents the voices from being heard by others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North of the Circular Mound Altar is the Imperial Vault of Heaven, which was originally built in 1530 and rebuilt 1752. Its structure is made from wood and brick with a blue tiled roof that is topped with a gilded ball. It is 19. 5 meters high and 15.6 meters in diameter. \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Built [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":3322,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4759\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinatour.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}