The Tiananmen / ˈ t j ɛ n ə n m ə n /, [1] also Tian'anmen, [2] is the entrance gate of the Forbidden City imperial palace complex and Imperial City in the center of Beijing, China. It is widely used as a national symbol.

After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government deployed troops to occupy the square on the night of 3 June in what is referred to as the Tiananmen Square massacre.

May 31, 2019 · At 1 a.m. on June 4, Chinese soldiers and police stormed Tiananmen Square, firing live rounds into the crowd. Although thousands of protesters simply tried to escape, others fought back, stoning...

Jun 3, 2019 · In 1989 Beijing's Tiananmen Square became the focus for large-scale protests, which were crushed by China's Communist rulers. The events produced one of the most iconic …

Jun 2, 2019 · Hundreds of thousands of Chinese gather on June 2, 1989 in Tiananmen Square demanding democracy despite martial law in Beijing. But when large-scale protests in Beijing called for greater social...

…on either side of the Tiananmen (Tian’anmen; “Gate of Heavenly Peace”), the southern, and main, entrance to the Imperial City that stands at the northern end of Tiananmen Square. Within the Imperial City, in turn, was the moated Forbidden City, with walls 2.25 miles (3.6 km) long.

Standing at the juncture where the central axis of Beijing and Chang'an Avenue meet, on the northern edge of Tiananmen Square, Tian'anmen Tower (Gate of Heavenly Peace) is the symbol of modern China and featured on the emblem of the People's Republic of China. It served as the gatehouse of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Located right in the center of Beijing, Tian An Men Square is the fourth largest square in the world. A must in the Chinese capital. It became infamous after the events of 1989.

Jun 7, 2022 · Tian’an Men Square is 880 meters long from north to south and 500 meters wide from east to west, and covers an area of 440,000 square meters. It can hold grand gatherings of one million people. News

Jun 10, 2017 · From then on the Southern-most Point of the Palace lay at Tian An Men - the Gate of Heavenly Peace, which at the Time was an announcement Gate. The downtrodden public, the ordinary. A View of Tian an Men and Chang An (Eternal Peace) Avenue from near the New National Theatre Dome.