Theater, Great Hall of the People (1959)*

Artist/Designer: Zhang Bo

Project Location: Beijing, China

Figure 1: Zhang Bo, Great Hall of the People. Source: CHINAsia Update– Great Hall of the People. Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : April 5, 2014 )

Figure 2: Zhang Bo, The Taiwan Hall of the Great Hall of the People. The Taiwan Hall of the Great Hall of the People. Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : April 5, 2014 )

Figure 3: Zhang Bo, The Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People. The Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 5, 2014 )

Figure 4: Zhang Bo, The Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People. The Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 )

Figure 5: Zhang Bo, The Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People. The Fujian Hall of the Great Hall of the People. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 )

Style/Period(s):
Modern

Primary Material(s):
Textile

Function(s):
Government

Related Website(s):

"Great Hall," | Accessed : July 31, 2017

"Great Hall of the People," | Accessed : July 31, 2017

Significant Date(s):
20th Century

Additional Information:
Built in only ten months and completed in 1959, the Great Hall of the People is located in Bejing, and is used as both a governmental and ceremonial space for the PRC and the Communist Party.

Rowe, Peter G, and Seng Kuan. Architectural Encounters With Essence And Form In Modern China. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2002.

Hamnett, Stephen, and D. K Forbes. Planning Asian Cities. London: Routledge, 2011.

Sudjic, Deyan. The Edifice Complex. New York: Penguin Books, 2006.

Building Address

Renda Huitang W Rd, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China, 100031

Supporting Designers & Staff
Zhao Dongri and Shen Qi are original designers
Work executed by Zhang Bo

Significant Dates

Opened as one of "Ten Great Constructions" in honor of 10th Anniversary of the PRC in 1959

Associated Projects
National Museum of China, Cultural Palace of Nationalities, Beijing Railway Station, Workers Stadium, National Agriculture Exhibition Hall, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Minzu Hotel, Overseas Chinese Hotel, and Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Museum.

Tags
PRC, China, Chinese Architecture, Chinese Modernism, Government Buildings, Red Star, Great Leap Forward, Ten Great Constructions

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