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Tiananmen Square: the Tiananmen (“Gate of Heavenly Peace”) Mao Zedong Memorial Hall with a red roof and white columns stands in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, flanked by large stone statues and guarded by soldiers. National Day in China Tiananmen Square: Monument to the People's Heroes A lone man stands in front of a line of four tanks on a wide city street during the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in Beijing. Colorful fireworks burst above Tiananmen Square at night, with large red and gold columns and a crowd of people celebrating below. A dense crowd fills Tiananmen Square in Beijing, with people taking photos and holding Chinese flags in front of the Tiananmen Gate during China's National Day holiday. The People's Heroes Monument, in front of the Great Hall in T'ien-an Men Square. Beijing map central Beijing map

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: CNN World - Tiananmen Square Fast Facts. Sep 02, 2025
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. Jan 27, 2023
Add new Web site: CNN World - Tiananmen Square Fast Facts. May 15, 2022
Corrected display issue. May 12, 2020
Media added. Jan 28, 2019
Replaced photograph. Jun 08, 2017
Revised the museums' areas of focus and the Museum of the Chinese Revolution's opening date. Apr 12, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Cool Stuff - Tiananmen Square. Mar 31, 2011
Add new Web site: Cultural China - Scenery - Tian'anmen Square, Beijing. Mar 31, 2011
Photograph of Mao Zedong Memorial Hall added. May 28, 2009
Article updated to mention new "Tiananmen Square incident" article. May 28, 2009
Media added. Feb 26, 2009
Article revised and updated. May 19, 2008
Article revised and updated. Apr 21, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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