Tiananmen Square
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Summary
Tiananmen Square is a square[1]. It ranks in the top 0.079% of square entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,271 views/month, #1 of 1,272).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Donghuamen Subdistrict[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Named after: Tiananmen[5]
- Commons category: Tiananmen Square[6]
- Inception: 1417[7]
- Significant event: 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre[8]
- Official website: http://www.tiananmen.org.cn[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tiananmen Square[10]
- Commons gallery: 天安门广场[11]
- Commons Institution page: Tiananmen Square[12]
- Native label: 天安門廣場[13]
- Area: 39.6 ha[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[15]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of the Tiananmen from Tiananmen Square[16], Category:Views of Tiananmen Square from the Tiananmen[17]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tiananmen Square include 1989 it protests and massacre[18], a demonstration[19], in People's Republic of China[20] and Tiananmen incident[21], a demonstration[22], in People's Republic of China[23].
Why It Matters
Tiananmen Square has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for it include 1989 it protests and massacre[18], a demonstration[19], in People's Republic of China[20] and Tiananmen incident[21], a demonstration[22], in People's Republic of China[23].