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Monument to the People's Heroes

Located to the south of the five-star red flag of Tiananmen Square,the mnument was erected in memory of the peoples heroes who sacrificed their lives for the revolution between 1840 and 1949. Designed by Liang Sicheng, construction began AUgust 1 1952, and it was completed in April 1958. Made from 17000 pieces of granites and white marble, it is 37.94 meters in height and covers an area of 3000 sq meters. Constructed from a complete piece of granite, the main part of the monument is 14.7 meters long, 2.9 meters wide, one meter thick and weights 103 tons. Standing up-right and stately at the center of the square, it is situated 440 meters away from the wall base of the square. Directly facing Tiananmen Gate, eight gilded characers written by the late Chairman Mao are inscribed at the center of the tablet, stating Immortality to the Peoples Heroes.