1. The upper floor is a towering tower with double eaves and a yellow glazed tile roof. It is nine meters wide from east to west and five rooms deep from north to south, which is the number of the Ninth Five-Year Plan and symbolizes the dignity of the emperor. There are 36 diamond-shaped doors and windows on the front.
2. The lower floor is a scarlet podium with a height of 13m, surrounded by low walls capped with glazed tiles, and the lower floor is a beautifully carved white marble pedestal with a height of 1.59m, and the pedestal is a red pier with a height of10m, which is made of large bricks weighing 43kg each. There are white marble railings and fences around the tower foundation, and lotus vases are carved.
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The main attractions of Tiananmen Square:
1, Jinshui Bridge
Jinshui Bridge is divided into inner Jinshui Bridge and outer Jinshui Bridge, which was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. Neijinshui Bridge is located on the Jinshui River in the square in front of Taihe Gate of the Forbidden City. It is five parallel single-hole arch-connected white marble bridges. In front of Tiananmen Square, the three-hole arch-coupon Bai Han Jade Bridge across the Waijinshui River was rebuilt in the 29th year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1690).
2. huabiao
Huabiao is an important symbol of Tiananmen Square, which is integrated with the majestic Tiananmen Gate Tower, elegant Jinshui Bridge and mighty lion, and becomes a unique and beautiful landscape in front of Tiananmen Square.
3. The stone lion in front of Tiananmen Square
A pair of giant stone lions were placed on the north and south sides of Jinshui Bridge in front of Tiananmen Square. These four white marble lions are beautifully carved. According to the book "Lion Art in China", "These two pairs of stone lions were carved in the 15th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (14 17), with a height of 2.5 meters, a total base height of nearly 3 meters and 13 protrusions on the top of their heads. According to the regulations at that time, they were the highest-ranking stone lions.
4. Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing. It is 880 meters long from north to south and 500 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of 440,000 square meters. It can accommodate 654.38 million people for a grand party. It is the largest city square in the world today.
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