The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, built in 1420, during the Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt in 1545 and then reconstructed again in 1751. The circular roof symbolizes the sky, the blue color of the roof represents the color of heaven. I had no idea Heaven was blue. Good to know. The golden finial on the top is 125ft high and prone to lightening strikes.

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