北京钟鼓楼是在北京市南北中轴线北端的一组古代建筑，鼓楼呈大红色，内遗存有25面大更鼓。钟楼为灰色砖石建筑，采用重檐歇山顶，内遗存有八角形木框钟架和铜钟等文物。北京钟鼓楼是元、明、清三代的报时中心，在城市钟鼓楼的建制史上，北京钟鼓楼规模最大，形制最高，是见证中国近百年来历史的重要建筑。

The Beijing Bell and Drum Tower is a group of ancient buildings at the northern end of the north-south central axis of Beijing. The drum tower is in bright red and there are 25 large drums remained inside. The bell tower is a gray masonry building with double eaves on the top of the roof. There are octagonal wooden frame bell frames and copper bells and other cultural relics remained inside. The Beijing Bell and Drum Tower was the time telling center of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. In the history of the construction of the city's Bell and Drum Tower, the Beijing Bell and Drum Tower has the largest scale with highest shape and structure. It is an important building that has witnessed the history of China in the past hundred years.

地址：北京市东城区钟楼湾临字9号

Address: No. 9, Linzi, Zhonglouwan, Dongcheng District, Beijing

交通路线：乘坐地铁8号线在什刹海站下车西北口出步行410米前往

Traffic route: Take Metro Line 8 and get off at Shichahai Station (Exit Northwest), walking 410 meters to get there