天安门

The Tiananmen, or the Gate of Heavenly Peace, is a monumental gate in the center of Beijing, widely recognized as a national symbol of China.

天安门，坐落在北京市中心，是中华人民共和国的国家象征。

First built during the Ming dynasty in 1417 , Tiananmen was the entrance to the lmperial City ，where the Forbidden City was located.

天安门始建于明朝时期(1417年)，为明清两代北京皇城的正门，皇城之中坐落着紫禁城。

Tiananmen stands to the north of Tiananmen Square, separated by Chang'an Avenue.

天安门位于天安门广场北侧，两者隔长安街相望。

Tiananmen Square was once a courtyard in front of the Forbidden City's main gate, originally measuring about 110, 000 square meters.

天安门广场曾是紫禁城正门前的一处庭院，那时占地面积达11万平方米左右。

After the fall of the feudal system, and especially since the foundation of the People's Republic, it has been renovated and expanded many times.

封建体系崩塌后，尤其是自中华人民共和国建立之后，天安门广场便多次修缮扩建。

Today, the square covers 440, 000 square meters, making it one of the largest public squares in the world.

至今，天安门广场，南北长880米，东西宽500米，面积已达44万平方米，是世界上最大的公共广场之一。