In the middle of Tiananmen Square sits the Renmin Yinxiong Jinian Bei or Monument to the People s Heroes The cornerstone was
In the middle of Tiananmen Square sits the Renmin Yinxiong Jinian Bei or Monument to the People s Heroes The cornerstone was laid by Mao Tse Dong and Zhu De on September 30 1949 a day before the official establishment of the People s Republic of China Completed in 1958 more than 10 000 tons of stone were used for the 40 metre high obelisk At the base of the monument are eight two meter tall bas relief panels depicting seminal events in the Communist interpretation of Chinese history between 1839 and 1949 Tiananmen Square China Asia Beijing Peking City
Size: 3413px × 5100px
Location: Forbidden City China Asia Beijing Peking City
Photo credit: © F. Jack Jackson / Alamy / Afripics
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