Front gate to Tiananmen Square


North side of the Front Gate (Qianmen) into the ancient city of Beijing. This was one of nine great gates through the wall that surrounded the city. The wall was removed in 1958 and the gate now stands alone as a monument at the south end of Tiananmen Square, the world's largest public square, which occupies an area equal to 90 football fields.

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