(, Kang Xi June 22), July 15, 1979, the Great Hall of the People was officially opened to the public. In In 1979, July 15, the Great Hall of the People formally the opening up


the west side of the Great Hall of the People in the center of Beijing, Tiananmen Square, south of West Chang'an Avenue. Great Hall of the People is the meeting place of the National People's Congress, the offices of the National People's Congress and the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Party, state and people's organizations held an important place in political activities, but also the national leaders and the people held at the place of the political, diplomatic, and cultural activities.
the Great Hall of the building from the 10th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1959, the Communist Party of China, the Central People's Government, the State Council decided to build a top ten building to show the achievement of a decade of construction. These buildings pursuit of the art of architecture and urban planning, human environment in harmony. The Great Hall of the People as one of the Top Ten Construction Achievements of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the capital, entirely by Chinese engineers and technicians to design and construction, to begin in October 1958 and completed in September 1959, just over 10 months time built. Creating a major undertaking in the history of Chinese architecture. The Great Hall of the focus then across the country, building materials, construction workers overtime for construction in just 10 months to complete all the furnishings and equipment from the inside to the outside from the drawing board to installation and commissioning. completed on September 24, 2011
1959, Premier Zhou Enlai when he invited a group of experts to visit and inspect, the famous bridge expert Mao Yisheng the Great Hall of the People, "a few words down on paper, and later as & ldquo ; million auditorium as the Great Hall of the People.
the Great Hall of the People take the east, 336 meters long from north to south and 206 meters wide from east to west, 46.5 meters high and covers an area of ​​150,000 square meters, construction area of ​​171,800 square meters. Bigger than all the construction area of ​​the Forbidden City. Under a 5-meter-high granite base, the circumferential ring out 134 tall round pillars. Great Hall of the main entrance facing Tiananmen Square, the main entrance door on the amount inlaid national emblem of the People's Republic of China, the main entrance of the face the twelve light gray marble doorpost, is post 2 meters in diameter and 25 meters high. The architectural style of the Great Hall of the People is the majestic, magnificent, elegant, rich ethnic characteristics, as well as the surrounding structured buildings, constitute a solemn and colorful picture of a Tiananmen Square as a whole. Internal facilities, sound, light, temperature control and automatic fire alarm, fire fighting and other modern facilities. Great Hall of the building is mainly composed of three parts: the door is a simple and elegant central hall (just the foyer no seats). The hall is 76 meters wide, 60 meters deep and the people City Hall; farm north wing of the General Assembly is the Grand Ballroom of 5,000 seats; south wing of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress office. The Hall named name to the provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, with local characteristics hall. Great Hall of the People held annually
National People's Congress, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (referred to two sessions). As well as a five-year term of the National People's Congress of the Communist Party of China was held also. July 15, 1979, the Great Hall is open to the public. (L $ dj��.c��m)
Beijing Municipal Planning Commission, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics December 19, 2007, Great Hall of the building has been approved by the Beijing municipal government included in the Beijing outstanding modern architecture protection list (the first batch ). " (History today www.lssdjt.com)