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proclaiming the establishment of the revolutionary government in October 1949, and in the plaza before it, thousands of Chinese demonstrating on especial occasions. Over this gate a picture of Mao is still displayed - except for old historical ones, the only one I saw on this visit.
To make Tien-an men Square, to the south of the gate, buildings over a large area were removed. Half a million people can stand in the plaza on numbered squares. At the far end, another ancient gate was preserved. On the east and west sides, two new buildings were erected, the Museum of the Revolution, which I have yet to see, and opposite, The Great Hall of the People. Between them, the mausoleum of Mao was also constructed. Thus it appears that in establishing the Peoples’ Republic of China, its founders sought on the one hand to link themselves with historic national authority, as represented by the Forbidden City, and also to commemorate themselves through the construction of new buildings and the creation of new central space for the people.
The Great Hall
The Great Hall of the People must be one of the largest single buildings in the world. It serves several purposes, but its principal one is to accommodate the National Peoples’ Congress where more than 1,500 representatives from all over China can meet annually or when called. The largest room is oval with rows of seats on the
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