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Beijing : Top 10 Socialist Monuments

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1. Agricultural Exhibition Center

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.
2. Great Hall of the People

Over 300 rooms large, yet built in only 10 months.
3. China National Museum

Every bit as brutal and ugly as the Great Hall, which it faces across the square.
4. Beijing Railway Station

Prime illustration of 1959’s prevailing “size is everything” approach to architecture.
5. Cultural Palace of the Nationalities

The one “tenth anniversary” building of elegance. Its plan forms the Chinese character for “mountain.”
6. Minzu Hotel

No Chinese motifs – but suitably monolithic and drab.
7. Chinese Military History Museum

Owes a striking debt to Moscow.
8. Natural History Museum

Neo-Classical Socialist Chinese – but nice inside.
9. National Art Museum of China

The largest art gallery in China.
10. Beijing West Railway Station

1995 update on 1959-style architecture.