The Origin of Erqi Memorial Tower

In order to commemorate the strike of Beijing-Han railway workers and the "Erqi" martyrs and inherit and carry forward the glorious revolutionary struggle tradition of "Erqi", 195 1 year, the "Erqi" square was built near the former site of "Changchun Bridge". At that time, a wooden memorial tower with a height of 15 meters was built in the venue.

197 1 in the spring of, three architects from Zhengzhou Architectural Design Institute, Yang and Zhou Peinan, started the design. Commencement in July 1, opening in October 1, and completion in three months.

On September 29th 197 1, it was converted into a twin-tower tower with a total height of 63m and a floor of *** 14.

The tower is novel, unique and magnificent, with the characteristics of China national architecture. There is a red five-star on the bell tower.

Various historical relics, pictures and written materials are displayed in the tower.

Extended data:

Erqi Memorial Tower, located in Erqi Square, Zhengzhou City, is built in 197 1, with reinforced concrete structure. It is the unique antique twin towers in China, and it is a memorial building built to commemorate the strike of workers on the Beijing-Han Railway. In 2006, it was listed as the national key cultural relics protection unit and the youngest national key cultural relics protection unit in China (built in 197 1 with a history of less than 40 years).

Structure of Erqi Memorial Tower:

Zhengzhou Erqi Memorial Tower is a two-body parallel tower with a total height of 63 meters and a floor of *** 14, in which the tower foundation is a three-story tower with reinforced concrete structure of 1 1.

The tower is novel, unique and magnificent, with the characteristics of China national architecture. The top corner of each floor is an antique cornice with green glazed tiles.

There is a bell tower at the top of the tower, with six big clocks, 2.7 meters in diameter, and the music "Dongfanghong" is played on the hour.

There is a red five-star on the bell tower. The plane of the tower is two pentagons connected with the east and the west, which is a single tower from the east and a double tower from the north and south. There is a tunnel at the bottom of the tower that passes through the square and communicates with the crossing.

The Erqi Memorial Tower is now called Erqi Memorial Hall.

There are 10 tower hall and 1 basement hall in the museum, and various historical relics, pictures and written materials of the "February 27th" strike are displayed in the tower.

* * *14th floor Erqi Memorial Tower is an important symbol of Zhengzhou, and it is also a must-see place for domestic and foreign tourists. It is listed in the List of Famous Modern Buildings in Zhengzhou, and it is a well-known memorial building protected at home and abroad.

"If you haven't been to the Erqi Tower, you haven't been to Zhengzhou." This sentence is almost a household name in Zhengzhou, which also makes the "Erqi Tower" a landmark building in Zhengzhou.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-erqi memorial tower