Lightboxes
Cart
alb5468863

Chairman Mao surveys Tiananmen Square from the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen) as Chinese visitors pass by, Beijing.

The Tiananmen, Tian'anmen or Gate of Heavenly Peace was first built during the Ming Dynasty in 1420. The gate was originally named Chengtianmen, or 'Gate of Accepting Heavenly Mandate', and it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. it was from the rostrum of the Gate of Heavenly Peace that Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox
add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image
Title:
Chairman Mao surveys Tiananmen Square from the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen) as Chinese visitors pass by, Beijing.
Caption:
The Tiananmen, Tian'anmen or Gate of Heavenly Peace was first built during the Ming Dynasty in 1420. The gate was originally named Chengtianmen, or 'Gate of Accepting Heavenly Mandate', and it has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. it was from the rostrum of the Gate of Heavenly Peace that Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
Credit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Image size:
5109 x 3259 px | 47.6 MB
Print size:
43.3 x 27.6 cm | 17.0 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARCHITECTURE • ASIA • ASIAN • BEIJING • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • DYNASTY: MING • FORBIDDEN CITY • GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE • GATE • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • IMPERIAL CITY • MAO ZEDONG • MING DYNASTY • MING • MONUMENT • PEKING • PORCELAIN • TIANANMEN SQUARE • TIANANMEN