Tiananmen Square
Coordinates: 39°54′12″N 116°23′30″E / 39.90333°N 116.39167°E
Tian'anmen Square (Tian'anmen Guangchang) is a large plaza near the center of Beijing, China. It is named after the Tian'anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace) which sits to its north, separating it from the Forbidden City (Zijincheng). Outside of China, the square is well known for the Tian'anmen Square protests of 1989.
The square is 880 meters south to north and 500 meters east to west, a total area of 440,000 square meters. It is the largest open-urban square in the world.[source?]
Tiananmen Square protest
Tiananmen Square Media
Tiananmen Square in the early 20th century, viewed from Zhengyangmen Gate (Qianmen Gate) with the Gate of China, later removed in 1954 to make room for the present-day Mao Zedong Mausoleum. The "corridor of a thousand steps" is visible (behind the Gate of China) and Tiananmen Gate is in the distance.
Tiananmen Square during the May Fourth movement in 1919
(video) Two shots of the namesake gate to the north followed by a shot of inside Tiananmen Square in 2017
1967 satellite image of Tiananmen Square with the Tian'anmen gate to the north. Further work on the square was carried out in the 1970s to extend the open plaza by demolishing the buildings immediately to the south of the square.
Security cameras at Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen gate to the north of Tiananmen Square
National Museum of China on the east side of the square
The Great Hall of the People on the west side of the square
Zhengyangmen Gate Tower marking the south end of Tiananmen Square
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