What building is in Wuhan, Hubei?

Located in Wuhan, Hubei, is the Yellow Crane Tower.

The Yellow Crane Tower, located in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, is a landmark building in Wuhan City, located at the top of the Snake Mountain and near the Yangtze River. It was founded in the second year of Wu in the Three Kingdoms (223) and rebuilt many times in the past dynasties. The existing building was rebuilt on 1985 based on the prototype design of Tongzhi Building in Qing Dynasty. It is famous for the poem Yellow Crane Tower written by Cui Hao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.

Since ancient times, it has had the reputation of "the best scenery in the world", and it is also called "the three famous scenic spots in Wuhan" with Qingchuan Pavilion and Guqintai, and "the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River" with Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Wangtenglou in Nanchang, Jiangxi. It is the first of the "Top Ten Scenic Spots in Wuhan", one of the "Four Famous Buildings in Ancient China" and one of the "Top Ten Famous Historical and Cultural Buildings in China", and is called "the first building in the world".

The main building of the Yellow Crane Tower is an octagonal structure with reinforced concrete frame, with a total height of 5 1.4m, a bottom width of 30m and a top width of 18m, five cornices, a pointed roof covered with golden glazed tiles, supported by 72 columns, and 60 upturned corners extending outward.

Outside the building, there are bronze yellow cranes, victory pagodas, archways, pavilions and other buildings. The whole building looks like a yellow crane, spreading its wings and flying, with plaques hanging on all sides under the eaves, and a gold plaque inscribed by calligrapher Shu Tong on the front.

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