1958 In July, Beijing Municipal Planning Bureau made a special trip to Moscow to build an auditorium with a capacity of 10,000 people. In August, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China gave instructions that in order to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) 10, the central authorities envisaged building a number of major construction projects in Beijing, including the Great Hall of 10,000 people.
These projects include Revolution Museum, History Museum, National Theatre, Military Museum, Science and Technology Museum, Art Exhibition Hall, National Culture Palace and Agricultural Exhibition Hall. These major buildings must be put into use on 1959 National Day. Thus, the campaign to build a 10,000-seat audience began.
Overall characteristics of the Great Hall of the People:
The Great Hall of the People is magnificent, with a "mountain" shape on the building plane, slightly lower wings, slightly higher middle part and doors on all sides. The exterior is light yellow granite, the top is yellow-green glazed tile eaves, the bottom is a 5-meter-high granite base, and there are round columns with a height of 134 around it.
The main entrance of the Great Hall of the People faces Tiananmen Square. The forehead of the main entrance is inlaid with the national emblem of People's Republic of China (PRC). There are twelve light gray marble doorposts facing the main entrance. The main gatepost is 2m in diameter and 25m in height. There are 5-meter-high granite steps in front of the Fourth Gate.
The architectural style of the Great Hall of the People is majestic, magnificent and elegant, full of national characteristics, and the surrounding buildings are distinct, which constitutes a solemn and beautiful picture of Tiananmen Square as a whole. Complete internal facilities, sound, light and temperature control, automatic fire alarm, fire extinguishing and other modern facilities.
The building of the Great Hall of the People is mainly composed of three parts: the entrance is a quaint and elegant central hall (only there are no seats in the entrance hall). Behind the hall is the Great Hall of 10,000 people, 76 meters wide and 60 meters deep; The north wing of the conference hall is a grand banquet hall that can accommodate 5000 people; The south wing is the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC)'s office building. There are also clubs with local characteristics named after the names of provinces, cities and autonomous regions in China.
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