the Qianmen gate to the left was once connected to the Archery tower to the right
soldiers parade to the monument
the long lines to see Mao Zedong reach all the way to Qianmen Gate at the southern end of the square
Mao Zedong´s Mausoleum with the Worker´s Statue in front
on to the Tiananmen Gate for a visit of the Forbidden City
The Station now houses a Mc Donald and an Internet Cafe
people take a brake with the China National Museum in the background
the Qianmen gate at the southern end of the square
photographing the heroic communist statues
Tiananmen square is located in the center of Beijing. It is named after the front gate of the Forbidden City, just
north of it.
The square dates back to 1651 and was
changed and enlarged several times, notably in 1959 when Mao ordered it to have place for over 500.000 souls.
Notable
events were in 1949 when Mao proclaimed the PRC and the violent student protests in 1976 and 1989.
We strolled
the square on a rainy day in May 1991 and again on a sunny day in May 2004.
Tiananmen Square seen from above
the Monument to the People´s Heroes is 35 meters high and nowadays also prominently features Sun Yat Shen
the Great Hall of the People
the statue to commemorate Mao Zedong
Mao´s portrait hangs above the Tiananmen Gate
the Archery Tower
