Ten great buildings

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The Ten Great Buildings (Chinese: 十大 建筑; Pinyin: Shí Dà Jiànzhù) are ten public buildings in Beijing that were completed in 1959 on the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China .

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View of Tian'anmen Square from the south with the Great Hall of the People (left) and the National Museum (right)

history

The ten monumental buildings were part of an urbanization initiative during the great leap forward .

In September 1958, Beijing Deputy Mayor Wan Li summoned 34 architectural firms from Beijing and another 30 experts from other parts of China to collect designs for these ten structures. According to the specifications of Prime Minister Zhou Enlai , western architectural styles could also be used.

The architects essentially used three architectural styles:

  1. Modernism / international style ,
  2. Socialist Realism / Stalinist Architecture ,
  3. Historicism based on traditional Chinese architecture .

With these Ten Great Buildings, Beijing was redesigned and an image of Mao Zedong's " New China " was created.

Lists of Ten Large Buildings from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were later compiled, with the list presented here always being seen as the original.

list

1959 today Surname Sign / pinyin Remarks
Renmindahuitang1959.jpg 人民大会堂 .JPG Great Hall of the People 人民大会堂
Rénmín Dàhuìtáng
Parliament building, reception place for state guests and venue for national celebrations
Zhongguolishibowuguan1959.jpg NationalMuseumofChinapic1.jpg Chinese National Museum 中国 国家 博物馆
Zhōngguó Guójiā Bówùguǎn
Originally two separate museums: Museum of Chinese History and Museum of Chinese Revolution
Minzuwenhuagong1959.jpg Chang'anAvenuepic1.jpg Palace of Culture of the Nationalities 民族文化 宫
Mínzú Wénhuàgōng
Ethnic Minority Culture Museum, Library, Theater and Hotel
Beijingchezhan1959.jpg Beijing-Railway-Station-2014.jpg Beijing Railway Station 北京 站
Běijīng Zhàn
is considered a successful combination of traditional and modern architectural styles
Gongrentiyuchang1959.jpg Workers stadium.JPG Workers stadium 工人 体育场
Gōngrén Tǐyùcháng
today the largest and most modern football stadium in the People's Republic of China
Nongyezhanlanguan1959.jpg Agricultural fair 全国 农业 展览馆
Quánguó Nóngyè Zhǎnlǎnguǎn
opened for the tenth agricultural fair
Diaoyutaiguobinguan1959.jpg Diaoyutai 3.jpg Diaoyutai State Guest House 钓鱼台 国宾馆
Diàoyútái Guó Bīnguǎn
Hotel complex with extensive gardens
Minzufandian1959.jpg MinzuHotel.JPG Minzu Hotel 民族 饭店
Mínzú Fàndiàn
hosts foreign delegations, venue for press conferences
Hotel of the overseas Chinese 华侨 大厦
Huáqiáo Dàshà
demolished in the 1990s
Jiefangjunlishibowuguan1959.jpg Bj military museum.jpg Beijing Military Museum 中国 人民 革命 军事 博物馆
Zhōngguó Rénmín Gémìng Jūnshì Bówùguǎn
largest military museum in the People's Republic of China

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