Tiananmen Square

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Tiananmen Square is a vast, historically significant public square in central Beijing known as a symbolic heart of modern China and the site of major political events and gatherings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city square
landmark
public square
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Chang’an Avenue
Forbidden City
Tiananmen Gate
surface form: Tiananmen
area approximately 440000 square meters
city Beijing
continent Asia
controlledBy State Council of China
surface form: Government of the People’s Republic of China
coordinates 39.905°N 116.397°E
country China
hasEvent National Day military parades
Tiananmen Square protests of 1976
Tiananmen Square protests of 1976
surface form: Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

mass rallies during the Cultural Revolution
proclamation of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October 1949
hasStructure Tiananmen Gate
surface form: Flagpole of the People’s Republic of China

Great Hall of the People
Mausoleum of Mao Zedong, Tiananmen Square, Beijing
surface form: Mausoleum of Mao Zedong

Monument to the People's Heroes
surface form: Monument to the People’s Heroes

National Museum of China
heritageStatus Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China
inception 1651
languageOfSignage Chinese
length about 880 meters
locatedIn Beijing
Dongcheng District, Beijing
surface form: Dongcheng District
locatedInTimeZone China Standard Time
namedAfter Tiananmen Gate
surface form: Tiananmen
near Working People’s Cultural Palace
Zhengyangmen (Qianmen Gate)
Jingshan Park
surface form: Zhongshan Park
notableFor large daily flag-raising ceremony
role in Chinese political symbolism
owner State Council of China
surface form: State Council of the People’s Republic of China
rebuilt 1950s
region North China
significance important site in modern Chinese history
site of major political events and gatherings
symbolic center of the People’s Republic of China
touristVisits millions of visitors per year
transportConnection Qianmen station
Tiananmen East station
Tiananmen West station
width about 500 meters

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Monument to the People's Heroes category Tiananmen Square
Beijing contains Tiananmen Square
Dongcheng District, Beijing contains Tiananmen Square
Meridian Gate faces Tiananmen Square
this entity surface form: Tiananmen Square area (to the south)
Historic Centre of Beijing hasPart Tiananmen Square
Zhengyangmen (Qianmen Gate) hasViewOf Tiananmen Square
subject surface form: Zhengyangmen
Great Hall of the People locatedIn Tiananmen Square
subject surface form: Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
North Hall locatedIn Tiananmen Square
South Hall locatedIn Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen East station locatedIn Tiananmen Square
this entity surface form: Tiananmen area
Zhengyangmen (Qianmen Gate) locatedIn Tiananmen Square
subject surface form: Zhengyangmen
this entity surface form: Tiananmen Square area
Xihua Gate locatedNear Tiananmen Square
Qianmen station locatedSouthOf Tiananmen Square
May Fourth Movement location Tiananmen Square
Monument to the People's Heroes location Tiananmen Square
National Museum of China location Tiananmen Square
Zhongnanhai, Beijing near Tiananmen Square
subject surface form: Zhongnanhai
subject surface form: Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
this entity surface form: Great Hall of the People
Qianmen station nearby Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City northOf Tiananmen Square
National Museum of China overlooks Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Gate overlooks Tiananmen Square
Chang’an Avenue passesThrough Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen East station serves Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen West station serves Tiananmen Square
Zijincheng situatedNorthOf Tiananmen Square