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Tian'anmen Square Beijing / Peking

The Square of Heavenly Peace is the symbolic center and political heart of Beijing. On this square, Tian'anmen Square, located apart from the gate of the Forbidden City, is the immense mausoleum of former leader Mao Zedong.

The square measuring 880 by 500 meters and has a total area of 440,000 sqm oppervakte ware a million people can come together. In the middle of the square stands the Monument to the People's Heroes.

The square is flanked by tall buildings from the fifties, the Great Hall of the People and the National Museum of China.