Guangzhou Zhongshan Memorial Hall
Guangzhou Zhongshan Memorial Hall in Guangzhou City, is one of the landmark building, located at 259 Dongfeng Road, Yuexiu District, north of Yuexiu Hill, opposite the Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, People's Government of Guangdong Province left neighbor. Guangzhou Metro Line Memorial Hall is named. Zhongshan Memorial Hall in Guangzhou people and overseas Chinese to commemorate the great revolutionary forerunner Sun Yat-sen and financing the construction of monuments, a famous architect Mr. Lu Yan straight design, started in 1929, 1931 completion. Guangzhou Zhongshan Memorial Hall is a magnificent octagonal building, stately appearance, with strong ethnic characteristics.
Zhongshan Memorial Hall in Guangzhou City, is an important place for large gatherings and performances. It has witnessed many historical events Guangzhou: In 1936, the Guangzhou public smoking parade held here; in September 1945, the Japanese invaders in Guangzhou area sign here surrender after the liberation, all kinds of activities to commemorate Sun Yat-sen each year , provinces and important meetings and theatrical performances are held here, such as education fund millions of lines, the Guangzhou international collective wedding ceremony, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mao Zedong, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Red Army, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the victory of Anti-Japanese war and the World Anti-Fascist war and many more.
Memorial overall layout of the square, facing south, covers an area of 60,000 square meters, construction area of about 4,000 square meters. Memorial auditorium main building is 49 meters high, reinforced concrete structures of the building palace, the upper tip is octagonal Zhan Shanding weight. Hongzhu yellow brick lined with royal blue glazed tiles palladium, solemn, magnificent. Clans around pillars decorated with style painting patterns, magnificent. Above the main entrance hall, hung with "Things" words hengbian, Sun Yat-sen by the book. Auditorium building fully demonstrated the level of our building heights, do not see a pillar in the hall, a large roof support pillars 8 hidden in the wall, giving a new, spacious and bright feeling. Auditorium seats have upper and lower levels, it can accommodate 5,000 people. The Golden Sun Yat oval, up to 3.79 m, with a diameter of 4.075 m at the maximum. Such a huge golden dome shining surface, all use gold veneered, share the quality of the gold purchased from Hong Kong to 36,166, equivalent to the weight of 0.92 kg. In addition to the Golden Summit, "Things," the word plaque, the Prime Minister will, national reconstruction, the foundation stone font, are also used gold leaf Xiangtie.
Scenic Area Address: Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, Dongfeng Road 259
Bus routes: Take 2,27,62a, 204 bus to; Metro Line 2 at Memorial Hall.