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| Zhengyangmen was also rebuilt, but not to its original specifications. It was modeled on the gates at Chongwenmen and Xuanwumen incorporating the best of both of those gates. It was built to be the tallest of the gates, although that is a moot point as the other two were torn down during the destruction of the city walls to build the Second Ring Road. |
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