Structure of Tiananmen Square

The structure of Tiananmen is as follows;

Tiananmen consists of two parts: the city platform and the city tower. The city tower is a wooden structure building. The main building of the city tower is divided into two floors, the east and west sides of the city platform. Each has a hundred-level stairway for going up and down the tower, and five arched doorways.

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Tian'anmen (Tian'anmen) is located in the center of Beijing, the capital of the Republic of China, at the southern end of the Forbidden City, together with Tiananmen Square and the Monument to the People's Heroes , Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the Great Hall of the People, and the National Museum of China face each other across Chang'an Street, covering an area of ??4,800 square meters. It has attracted the attention of the world for its outstanding architectural art and special political status.

Tiananmen was the main entrance to the imperial city of Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was built in the 15th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417). It was originally named "Chengtianmen", which means "carrying destiny and receiving orders from heaven". meaning. The designer was Kuai Xiang, a royal architect of the Ming Dynasty. In the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1651), it was renamed Tiananmen Square. It consists of two parts: the city platform and the city tower. It has a white marble Xumizuo with a total height of 34.7 meters.

The Tiananmen Gate Tower is 66 meters long and 37 meters wide. There are five gates under the city platform. The middle gate is the largest and is located on the central axis of the imperial city of Beijing. In the past, only the emperor could enter and exit through this gate. A portrait of Mao Zedong hangs above the central doorway, and on both sides are large slogans "Long live the Republic of the People's Republic of China" and "Long live the great unity of the people of the world."

On October 10, 1925, the Palace Museum was established and Tiananmen Square began to open to the public. On October 1, 1949, the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China was held here, and it was designed into the national emblem and became a symbol of the People's Republic of China. In 1961, the State Council of the People's Republic of China announced it as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Yuan Dynasty

In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty (1264), the founder of the Yuan Dynasty issued an edict to make Yanjing the central capital. In the ninth year of the Yuan Dynasty, the central capital was changed to the capital.

The construction of Dadu in the Yuan Dynasty began in the fourth year of Zhiyuan (1267) and was completed in the 22nd year of Zhiyuan (1285), which lasted 18 years. From the inside to the outside, the capital city is divided into palace city, imperial city and big city.