Great Hall of the People
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The Great Hall of the People is a monumental state building in Beijing that serves as the meeting place of China’s national legislature and a key venue for major political and ceremonial events.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
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parliament building ⓘ state building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Socialist classicism
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monumentalism ⓘ |
| builtBy | people’s volunteer construction teams ⓘ |
| builtToCommemorate | 10th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| city | Beijing ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| constructionDuration | about 10 months ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 39.903°N 116.391°E ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 171800 square metres ⓘ |
| function |
meeting place of the National People’s Congress
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venue for Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference ⓘ venue for diplomatic receptions ⓘ venue for major state ceremonies ⓘ venue for national congresses of the Communist Party of China ⓘ |
| governingBody | General Office of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress ⓘ |
| hasBasementLevels | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRoom |
Golden Hall
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State Banquet Hall ⓘ provincial halls ⓘ |
| height | about 46.5 metres ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| length | about 356 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dōngchéng Qū
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surface form:
Dongcheng District
Tiananmen Square ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western side of Tiananmen Square ⓘ |
| location | Beijing ⓘ |
| mainHall | Great Auditorium ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Forbidden City
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Tiananmen Gate ⓘ
surface form:
Tiananmen
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| numberOfFloors | 3 main storeys ⓘ |
| owner |
People's Republic of China government
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surface form:
Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China
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| partOf | Ten Great Buildings of Beijing ⓘ |
| roofFeature | national emblem of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | about 10000 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
central role of the Communist Party of China
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political authority of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ |
| usedFor |
annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress
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high-level international conferences ⓘ national day receptions ⓘ state banquets ⓘ state funerals ⓘ |
| width | about 206 metres ⓘ |
| yearOfEstablishment | 1959 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Hall of the People (eastern vicinity)
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress
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locatedIn
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Great Hall of the People
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this entity surface form:
Great Hall of the People, Beijing
1st Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
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typicalVenue
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Great Hall of the People
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this entity surface form:
Great Hall of the People in Beijing
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
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seat
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Great Hall of the People
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Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee
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seat
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Great Hall of the People
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Standard of the President of the People's Republic of China
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associatedWith
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Great Hall of the People
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this entity surface form:
Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China
this entity surface form:
Great Hall of the People interior complex