Tiananmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace)
Also known as 天安门
1420
Vernacular
palace
The gate from which Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic on 1 October 1949 was originally built in 1420 as the main entrance to the Imperial City, the outer enclosure surrounding the Forbidden City. The current structure dates from…
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