Beijing Great Hall of the People (in simplified Chinese北京人民大会堂) was built from October 1958 to August 1959 entirely by the Chinese designers in just 10 months and this marks a great history of our country’s modern architecture.

The Great Hall of the People’s Republic has a place for hanging of the national emblem, and the place is very eye-catching. The whole building roof was green with yellow glass mosaic products, showing the grand solemn in a simple and elegant style and a bit extraordinary for modern national building.

The City Hall could accommodate ten thousand people in the middle of the auditorium, and the banquet hall in northern and southern part is used most for the NPC Standing Committee which could occupy three building. In addition, there is a variety of conference room, rest rooms, with more than 300 offices. There is one of the Chambers which has the names of 33 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions. Offices are arranged according to the local characteristics of the scenery, national customs and special arts and crafts products for the decoration and layout carefully arranged and they are very colorful and unique.
Million people in the auditorium of the main City Hall building are located in the central region. Its dome roof can have a large-span and it is a column-free structure. There are three layers of seats and the sound, electricity, light and air-conditioning facilities are all well-equipped with exquisite decoration, and so it is a very grand and magnificent building for the new China.
Banquet Hall is located at the northern end of the second floor, and there are photos of the leaders of the party. The area of enormous banquet hall roof was planar, with no support columns, and the building was a sophisticated scientific masterpiece which has surprised many Chinese and foreign people. Center roof is decorated with brilliant lights and glass crystal glass embossed pattern and color steel caisson, creating a strong national style.

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