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Arrow Tower in Gate Zhengyang

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Arrow Tower in Gate Zhengyang is also named Qian Men Arrow Tower and was established in 1439. The architecture formality is brick fort and the city board is 12 meters high. The door opening emerges as arch style, which opens at the middle of the city board. It is the only city gate with door opening in the arrow tower among the nine gates of the inner city, which are used as specialized path for the vehicles of Emperor and Empress. The arrow tower has 4 floors. There are 94 watch windows on the three sides of east, south and west, which are used for shooting arrows. The arrow tower became a tourist attraction after 1915. In 1976, earthquake happened in Tang Shan and arrow building was destroyed. Beijing cultural relic department in charge repaired comprehensively. 1990, it was formally opened to tourist.

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