page_title: Drum Tower and Bell Tower of Beijing
hierarchical_section_title: Drum Tower and Bell Tower of Beijing
caption_attribution_description: English: The Bell Tower of Beijing
context_page_description: The Drum Tower of Beijing, or Gulou, is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street. Originally built for musical reasons, it was later used to announce the time and is now a tourist attraction.
  The Bell Tower of Beijing, or Zhonglou, stands closely behind the drum tower. Together, the Bell Tower and Drum Tower have panoramic views over central Beijing and before the modern era, they both dominated Beijing's ancient skyline.
context_section_description: The Drum Tower of Beijing, or Gulou (Chinese: 鼓楼; pinyin: Gǔlóu), is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street.  Originally built for musical reasons, it was later used to announce the time and is now a tourist attraction.
  The Bell Tower of Beijing, or Zhonglou (Chinese: 钟楼; pinyin: Zhōnglóu), stands closely behind the drum tower.  Together, the Bell Tower and Drum Tower have panoramic views over central Beijing and before the modern era, they both dominated Beijing's ancient skyline.
caption: The Bell Tower
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