Monument to the People’s Heroes

The Monument to the People's Heroes is a ten-story obelisk that was erected as a national monument of to the martyrs of revolutionary struggle during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: monument in Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Renmin Yingxiong Jinianbei”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Zhengyangmen.

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The , located at the centre of , was the main palace of Imperial China for five centuries, until the early 20th century. It today houses the Palace Museum, one of China's largest national museums, with an extensive collection based on the former imperial collection.

City gate
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Qianmen is the colloquial name for , a gate in 's historic . The gate is situated to the south of and once guarded the southern entry into the Inner City. is situated 440 metres south of Monument to the People’s Heroes.

Theater building
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The , colloquially described as The Boiled Egg, is an arts centre containing an opera house in Xicheng, , . is situated 680 metres west of Monument to the People’s Heroes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xichang’anjie and Dashilan.

Suburb
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Xichang'anjie Subdistrict is a subdistrict on the eastern part of Xicheng District, . The subdistrict got its name from the Chang'an Avenue. As of 2020, it had 11 residential communities under its administration, containing a total population of 36,645…

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict on eastern side of Xicheng District, in , China. is also a famous business street outside Qianmen.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the western portion of Dongcheng District, , China. In 2020, there are 9,081 permanent residents in this subdistrict.

Monument to the People’s Heroes

Latitude
39.90315° or 39° 54′ 11″ north
Longitude
116.39152° or 116° 23′ 30″ east
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
8PFRW93R+7J
Geo­Names ID
8384565
Wiki­data ID
Q536955
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Monument to the People’s Heroes” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نصب أبطال الشعب التذكاري”
  • Basque: “Herriaren Heroien Aldeko Monumentua”
  • Chinese: “人民英雄紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “人民英雄纪念碑”
  • Czech: “Památník Lidových hrdinů”
  • Dutch: “Monument to the People’s Heroes”
  • French: “monument aux Héros du peuple”
  • French: “Monument aux Héros du peuple”
  • German: “Denkmal für die Helden des Volkes”
  • Hebrew: “המונומנט לזכר גיבורי העם”
  • Indonesian: “Monumen Pahlawan Rakyat”
  • Italian: “Monumento agli eroi del popolo”
  • Japanese: “人民英雄紀念碑”
  • Korean: “인민영웅기념비”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Monumentet for folkets helter”
  • Norwegian: “Monumentet for folkets helter”
  • Polish: “Pomnik Bohaterów Ludu”
  • Portuguese: “Monumento aos Heróis do Povo”
  • Romanian: “Monumentul eroilor poporului chinez”
  • Russian: “Памятник народным героям”
  • Serbian: “Споменик народним херојима (Пекинг)”
  • Serbian: “Споменик народним херојима”
  • Slovenian: “Spomenik ljudskim junakom, Peking”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a los Heroes del Pueblo”
  • Spanish: “Monumento a los Héroes del Pueblo”
  • Swedish: “Monument över folkets hjältar”
  • Thai: “อนุสาวรีย์วีรชน”
  • Turkish: “Halk Kahramanları Anıtı”
  • Urdu: “عوامی ہیروز کی یادگار”
  • Welsh: “Cofeb i Arwyr y Bobl”
  • Welsh: “y Gofeb i Arwyr y Bobl”
  • Wu Chinese: “人民英雄紀念碑”
  • Yue Chinese: “人民英雄紀念碑”

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