The temple of heaven is the place where the emperors will come and pray to the heavens for blessings. Olden times pple are pretty pantang.. So since the temple of heaven is the place where they pray to the gods, naturally, the emperor's place cannot be bigger than this place. Hence, the forbidden city is actually a little bit smaller in area compared to the temple of heaven.
The temple of heaven today is more of a gathering place for the ah peks and ah mas to go there play chatek and dance.
