Tian'anmen Square
Tian'anmen Square
Total area of Tian'anmen Square: 440,000 square metres.
One side of the square is bordered by a wall of the Forbidden City
Tian'anmen Gate (Gate of Heavenly Peace) was built in the 15th century and restored in the17th. The tower has five doors and in front of it are seven bridges spanning a stream. On the top of the central door is a portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong who on October 1,1949 proclaimed the founding of the new China.
The Chairman Mao Memorial Hall is on the opposite side of the square.
A 36 metre high obelisk, The Monument to the People's Heroes stands in the centre of the square. It is a memorial to people who have lost their lives in wars.
soldiers prepare for guard
duty in Tian'anmen Square
The Great Hall of the People is on the western side of the square.
The National People's
Congress meets here in the 10 000 seat auditorium. There is also
a banquet room which seats 5000 people.
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updated May 2001
