September 24, 1959, the Great Hall of the People was completed
On September 24, 1959, the Great Hall of the People was completed. As the first of the "Top Ten Buildings" in the capital for the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Great Hall of the People's complex structure, high construction standards, many craftsmanship, and fast construction speed were the best in the country at that time.
At the end of 1958, Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and others were reviewing the architectural design of Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People strong span_p2span 33span5 strong span_span5 The People's Hall, with a total construction area larger than the Forbidden City, took only one year from design to completion. In the past month or so, the history museum, military museum, ethnic restaurant, national culture palace, overseas Chinese building, workers' stadium, agricultural exhibition hall, Beijing railway station and other buildings have also been successively The completion has added brilliance to the 10th birthday of the Republic.
The architectural design model of Tiananmen Square and the Great Hall of the People
soon after the establishment of new ChinaMao Zedong put forward the idea of building a hall for ten thousand people. In August 1958, the CPC Central Committee held an enlarged meeting of the Politburo in Beidaihe, and proposed to greet the upcoming 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was decided to build a group of public buildings in Beijing as a National Day gift to showcase the achievements of the young republic. Since then, related work has started rapidly.
From all aspects of the experts the construction site of the Great Hall of the People
strong28span_strong28span_strongspan_strong28spanspan5 Gathered together to discuss the engineering design plan for the construction of the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square. This future building includes the banquet hall of the Great Hall for Ten Thousands and the office building of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. The building area is 171800 square meters, which is more effective than all of the Forbidden City. The construction area is still large.
Minority women comrades who came to Beijing to participate in the meeting also came to participate in voluntary labor
After a plan and 189 façade plans, the Great Hall will finally adopt a large-span, dome-top, and column-free structure, which can meet ten thousand people at the same time and ensure that the rostrum can be seen from every angle. Such a large-span building broke the record at the time in many aspects.Li Guosheng, the designer of the structural engineering group of the Great Hall of the People, is particularly proud of this.
Li Guosheng: The auditorium has a 60-meter span, and the banquet hall has a 56-meter span. The 32-meter beam of the stage is not available in China or abroad.
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There are 14,000 people every day, and the highest number once reached 35,000. There are countless people participating in voluntary labor every day. World champions such as Zhuang Zedong, Qiu Zhonghui, and Wu Fushan have all worked on the site of the Great Hall of the People.
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strong 33span _strongspan_strong_span_span33 Here are our loveliest people who participate in voluntary labor,There are generals, government officials, teachers and students and citizens of schools, advanced producers, model workers, and red flag bearers from all over the country... Every smiling face is full of sweat, and every pair of eyes is full of hope-for greatness Labor in the capital of the motherland is the greatest glory.
In August 1959, the Great Hall of the People was about to be completed, and the scaffolding was demolished in orderly stratum When Chairman Mao Zedong came to inspect the construction site, he named the building "The Great Hall of the People". On September 24, 1959, all the projects of the Great Hall of the People were completed. Four days later, the reception for the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was held in the newly completed Great Hall of the People.
On October 1, 1959, the colorful flags were displayed in front of the Great Hall of the People. The cultural and artistic team in the mass parade performed 5 _span5 The Great Hall has shouldered the great trust of the times and has become an important place for my country's political and diplomatic activities. It has witnessed countless important historical moments and the incomparably glorious historical process of New China.
source ｜ CCTV news client
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