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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Hall of the People | 1 |
| Tiananmen Square area | 1 |
| Tiananmen Square area (to the south) | 1 |
| Tiananmen area | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tiananmen Square area (to the south)
subject surface form:
Zhengyangmen
subject surface form:
Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
this entity surface form:
Tiananmen area
subject surface form:
Zhengyangmen
this entity surface form:
Tiananmen Square area
subject surface form:
Zhongnanhai
subject surface form:
Mausoleum of Mao Zedong
this entity surface form:
Great Hall of the People