Great Hall of the People

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landmark parliament building state building

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.

Aliases (1)

Great Hall of the People (eastern vicinity) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	landmark → parliament building → state building →
architecturalStyle	Socialist classicism → 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 → 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 → State Banquet Hall → provincial halls →
height	about 46.5 metres →
inaugurationDate	1959 →
length	about 356 metres →
locatedIn	Dongcheng District → Tiananmen Square →
locatedOn	western side of Tiananmen Square →
location	Beijing →
mainHall	Great Auditorium →
nearbyLandmark	Forbidden City → Tiananmen →
numberOfFloors	3 main storeys →
owner	Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China →
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 → political authority of the People’s Republic of China →
usedFor	annual plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress → high-level international conferences → national day receptions → state banquets → state funerals →
width	about 206 metres →
yearOfEstablishment	1959 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National People's Congress → Standing Committee of the National People's Congress →	meetsIn
Tiananmen East station ("Great Hall of the People (eastern vicinity)") → Tiananmen West station →	servesLandmark
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party →	associatedBuilding
Dongcheng District, Beijing →	contains
Tiananmen Square →	hasStructure
Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress →	locatedIn
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party →	meetsAt
Tiananmen Gate →	near
President of China →	officeLocation
National Museum of China →	opposite
Chang’an Avenue →	passesBy
National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party →	typicalVenue