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In 1959 to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, this was one of ten “key” buildings commissioned in “modern” Chinese style.
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Prime illustration of 1959’s prevailing “size is everything” approach to architecture.
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1995 update on 1959-style architecture.
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Every bit as brutal and ugly as the Great Hall, which it faces across the square.
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Owes a striking debt to Moscow.
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The one “tenth anniversary” building of elegance. Its plan forms the Chinese character for “mountain.”
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Over 300 rooms large, yet built in only 10 months.
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No Chinese motifs – but suitably monolithic and drab.
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The largest art gallery in China.
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Neo-Classical Socialist Chinese – but nice inside.
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