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It used to be the presidential palace of Sun Yat-sen when he was the extraordinary president in 192 1, but it was razed to the ground by gunfire when Chen Jiongming rebelled in 1922. Li Yu 1928 organized the preliminary work and started construction on 1 Yu 1929. Thanks to Chen's strong financial support, it was finally completed in 1. The overall layout was designed by the famous architect Lv Yanzhi.
The building area is 3700 square meters and the height is 49 meters. The building is enclosed by double eaves on all sides, and the central octagonal dome is supported by arches. White granite is the base and steps, light blue marble is the dado, and ivory tiles are the walls. The purple water mill column is covered with sapphire glazed tile roof, which is layered and rolled up, which is particularly elegant and majestic. Under the front eaves, a horizontal plaque hangs high, with four big characters inscribed by Sun Yat-sen, which are powerful.
Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is one of the most beautiful buildings in Guangzhou, and it is also an important place for large-scale gatherings and performances in Guangzhou. It witnessed many historical events in Guangzhou: 1936, people from all walks of life in Guangzhou held a no-smoking demonstration here;
1945 In September, after the Japanese aggressor troops signed the surrender and liberation here, various activities were held here every year to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen, important gatherings in provinces and cities, cultural performances, etc., such as a million-dollar trip for education, an international collective wedding in Guangzhou, the100th anniversary of Mao's birthday, the 60th anniversary of the Red Army's Long March, and the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
On the eve of liberation, the memorial hall was badly damaged due to disrepair. After liberation, from the early 1950s to 1988, the people's government allocated special funds for the maintenance and improvement of various facilities seven times. 198 allocated another 60 million yuan to overhaul the memorial hall, replacing the central air conditioner, lighting, stereo and seats, transforming the VIP room, dressing room and stage, adding fire sprinkler system and security monitoring system, and changing the Zhongshan statue in front of the museum into bronze casting, further beautifying the square and environment.
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Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall was built by the people of Guangzhou and overseas Chinese to commemorate Dr. Sun Yat-sen. It was started in June 1929 and completed in June1931+0/kloc-0. This used to be the former site of the presidential palace of 192 1 Dr. Sun Yat-sen when he was the interim president in Guangzhou. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is an octagonal palace-style building with a total construction area of over 3,700 square meters and a height of 49 meters. It is a famous architectural masterpiece in modern Guangzhou.
There is an approximately circular hall with a diameter of 7 1 m, which is divided into upper and lower floors and has more than 4,700 seats. The designer supports four large-span steel trusses with four big pillars (located in the surrounding walls), like an open umbrella, forming a huge arched roof. The arched roof supports eight main trusses to form an octagonal pavilion. It was designed by architect Lv Yanzhi (1894 ―― 1929).
He also designed Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum and Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Yuexiu Mountain. He died young at the age of 35 and failed to see this magnificent memorial hall designed by himself. 1956, the recast bronze statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen with a height of 5 meters stood in front of the memorial hall. 1963, the memorial hall was renovated on a large scale, and the roof was all blue glazed tiles.
More than 60,000 square meters of parks are built with iron fences, and many trees and flowers are planted in the parks. The memorial hall has become an important place for rallies and cultural performances in Guangzhou. After the founding of New China, the government has allocated huge sums of money for seven times to repair Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, maintaining its surrounding environment, making it more quiet and comfortable, and becoming a tourist attraction for Chinese and foreign people.