Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum started in the spring of 1926 and was completed in the summer of 1929. Covers an area of more than 80,000 square meters. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is located at the southern foot of Zijinshan Mountain, where the coffin of the great revolutionary forerunner Dr. Sun Yat-sen was laid on June 1929. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum was built on the mountain, and the whole cemetery was in the shape of an alarm bell. At this time, the revolution has not yet been completed, and the words of comrades who still need to work hard are still in their ears. The tomb is located in the square with a height difference of 70 meters. The feeling of climbing the stairs and stopping in the mountains is sudden.
The memorial hall is the main building of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, which combines Chinese and western architectural styles. It is 29 meters high, 30 meters long and 25 meters wide. The three archways in the south of the memorial hall are carved with bronze Shuang Ye, and the doors are engraved with the words: nationality, civil rights and people's livelihood. The middle door is embedded with Dr. Sun Yat-sen's calligraphy "Righteousness of Heaven and Earth".
In the center of the memorial hall, there is a statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, which was created by French sculptor paul long Tesky. There are six reliefs carved on the base, which is a portrayal of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities.
The music station is in the south of Zhongshan Square. The stage covers an area of nearly 250 square meters, and there is a large arc lighting wall behind the stage, which is 1 1.3 m high and 16.7 m wide, and has the function of gathering sound. There is a crescent lotus pond in front of the stage. There is a fan-shaped auditorium on the slope in front of the pool, which can accommodate more than 3000 people. Liuhui Pavilion is located on the lakeside of Liuhui, with a length of 14m and a width of 9m. It is surrounded by water on three sides and land on one side. It is elegant and quiet here, suitable for tourists to rest.
Located in Gaofu, a dense forest on the east side of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the Tibetan Scripture Building is a classical building imitating the Lama Temple in Qing Dynasty. Buddhist scripture building includes three parts: the main building, the monk's room and the stele gallery, covering an area of more than 3,000 square meters. Now it is the classic place of Sun Yat-sen, and the precious historical materials of the Feng 'an Grand Ceremony are also exhibited here.
Guanghua Building is the most exquisite memorial building in Lingqu. The pavilion is octagonal with double eaves and cornices. It is all made of granite, with unique design and construction and typical national style.
Tour time: about 1 hour.
Contact information: Tel: 443 1973
Opening hours: 7: 00- 18: 30.
Admission: 40 yuan.
Location: Located at the southern foot of Nanjing Purple Mountain.
Area: * * 80,000 square meters.
Summary: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a great statesman in modern China. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum faces south, and the memorial hall is a palace-style building with three archways, and the lintel is engraved with banners of national character, civil rights and people's livelihood. There is a marble statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the memorial hall, and the full text of the Outline of the Establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) written by Dr. Sun Yat-sen is engraved on the wall.
The main buildings are: memorial archway, tomb entrance, tablet pavilion, memorial hall and tomb. Looking down from the air, Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum looks like a "liberty bell" lying on a green carpet. The bronze statue of Dr. Zhongshan at the foot of the mountain is the spire of the bell, the half-moon square is the arc of the bell top, and the top of the tomb is like a pendulum hammer.
There is a tall granite archway at the entrance of the mausoleum with the word "fraternity" written by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in gold. The lintel of the memorial hall is engraved with the words "the righteousness of heaven and earth" written by Sun Yat-sen. There is a marble statue of Mr. Zhongshan in the hall, which is 4.6 meters high and lifelike. It is the masterpiece of the world famous sculptor Paul Landovsky. There are reliefs around the statue reflecting Mr. Zhongshan's revolutionary deeds. On the marble of the east-west retaining wall of the memorial hall, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's handwritten work "Outline of the Establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC)" is engraved. There is a double tomb door behind the hall, and there is a banner inscribed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, "Heroes and Heros will last forever". The double fan is a single copper fan, and the door is engraved with the stone carving of "Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Tomb". The entrance is a circular tomb with a diameter of 18m and a height of11m. In the middle is a long grave with a white marble statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen on it and the body of Dr. Sun Yat-sen buried below. The tomb is 5 meters deep and sealed with reinforced concrete.
You can take bus 1, bus 2, bus 3 or bus 9. On the west side of Xinjiekou, take bus No.9 to Linggu Temple and Ming Tombs.