Tianning Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
Location | |
Location | Beijing |
Country | China |
Geographic coordinates | 39°53′37″N 116°20′24″E / 39.8937°N 116.34°E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1119-1120 |
The Tianning Temple (simplified Chinese: 天宁寺; traditional Chinese: 天寧寺; pinyin: Tiānníng Sì) 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.