Tianning Temple (Beijing)
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The Tianning Temple (simplified Chinese: 天宁寺; traditional Chinese: 天寧寺; pinyin: TiānníngSì) is a Buddhist temple complex located in Xicheng District of Beijing, in northern China. The temple contains the 12th-century Pagoda of Tianning Temple. The 8 sided pagoda is of the Liao Dynasty, built from around 1100 to 1119 or 1120 CE, shortly before the Liao Dynasty was conquered by the Jin dynasty.
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天宁寺立交南通道, Xicheng District Guang'anmenwai (首都功能核心区)
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N 39.8937 ° | E 116.34 ° |
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天宁寺塔
天宁寺立交南通道
100032 Xicheng District, Guang'anmenwai (首都功能核心区)
Beijing, China
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