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Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, at the southern end of the Forbidden City. It faces Tiananmen Square and the Monument to the People's Heroes, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the Great Hall of the People and the National Museum of China across Chang'an Street. It covers an area of 4,800 square meters. With outstanding architectural art and special political status, it has attracted the attention of the world. Tiananmen Square was the main entrance of the Imperial City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was built in the fifteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1417). It was originally named "Chengtianmen" and it was meant to be "contained by heaven, ordered by the sky". The designer is Yu Ming, a master architect of the Ming Dynasty. In the eighth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1651), it was renamed Tiananmen. It consists of two parts, the city platform and the city tower. There is a white marble jade stone, with a total height of 34.7 meters. The Tiananmen Gate is 66 meters long and 37 meters wide. There are five voucher gates under the city platform. The ticket gate in the middle is the largest. It is located on the central axis of Beijing Imperial City. In the past, only the emperor could enter and exit.

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