Deshengmen city gate

Deshengmen city gate
Simplified Chinese: 德胜门
Traditional Chinese: 德勝門
Pinyin: Déshèngmén
English: Gate of Virtuous Triumph
GPS coordinates: 39°56'54"N 116°22'24"E

There were a total of 16 gates along Beijing's inner and outer city walls. Most were demolished one by one from 1922 through 1974. A few inner city gates still remain: Zhengyangmen (Qianmen) at the center of the southern wall of the inner city; Southeast Corner Tower, sometimes incorrectly referred to as Dongbianmen, at the southeastern corner of the inner city wall; and Deshengmen, at the center of the northern wall of the inner city. Deshengmen was partially destroyed in 1923, but the fort is still intact. This is the best gate to visit in Beijing. It is open to the public and has an excellent museum about Beijing city walls, the Deshengmen Gate Exhibition of City Military Defense..

Deshengmen city gate was once part of Beijing's northern city wall. It is one of the few preserved city gates in Beijing. Deshengmen is located on the northern 2nd Ring Road at the Badaling Expressway, near the Jishuitan subway station.

Deshengmen is the location to get on a 919 bus to go to the Juyongguan, Shuiguan, or Badaling Great Wall.

Deshengmen city gate

Deshengmen city gate at night

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen city gate, Beijing city walls

Deshengmen and moat

Deshengmen at night