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Imperial Vault of Heaven

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Inside the Imperial Vault of Heaven at the Temple of Heaven Park.

Inside the Echo Wall, this ornate building was merely a storeroom, used to keep the spirit tablets of the gods and other materials used for the ceremonies that took place on the Round Altar just to the south.

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