What's the meaning of the name Mingde Building?

The meaning of mingde building is: mingde means that people should carry forward the inherent virtue of light. Mingde ",the language of" University "("the way of university lies in Mingde "), that is, to identify, practice and show virtue. Mingde Building is the landmark building of Renmin University. ?

Mingde Building is one of the most iconic buildings in Chengdu, which combines Chinese and western styles. It has a strong color of traditional revival architecture, and is known as the architectural masterpiece of China universities, and is included in the important monograph of architectural history. Its original design was a 9-story building, but due to the economic difficulties of the country at that time, it was finally built today. Mingde Building has a total construction area of15000m2, with 6 floors in the middle and a double eaves resting on the top of the mountain. The two wings are four stories, with a single eaves resting on the top of the mountain; Three floors behind, resting on the top of the mountain with a single eaves. The building is made of blue bricks and tiles, and the roof and eaves are carved with traditional China beasts. Looking down from a height, the whole building looks like a big plane, so it was once called the "airplane building", which was in line with people's high hopes for scientific and technological development and engineering construction under the background of the times when everything was in ruins.

The building facade of Mingde Building adopts a three-stage structure, which belongs to a typical composition pattern of western classicism. The front 32 steps lead directly to the second floor, and the columns on the stone fences on both sides of the steps form a towering sky, which sets off the majestic momentum of the building. The solid appearance of abutment is full of solemn and generous style. Wall base veneer, railing column head and other components are all made of red sandstone mined in Chengdu, but the doors and windows are western-style architecture, which symbolizes the intersection and integration of foreign culture and local culture.

Mingde Building, because of its magnificent architectural style, exposes the traditional elements of China and has the architectural style of Liang Sicheng, a famous architect. Many people mistakenly think that Liang Sicheng designed it. In fact, according to the archives of Sichuan University Archives, relevant investigations and studies, and Ma Shitu, an alumnus of Sichuan University who was the director of the Construction Department of Sichuan Province, the real designer of Mingde Building is Gu Pingnan. Gu Pingnan, a native of Changning, Sichuan, graduated from Chongqing University and studied under the famous architect and architectural educator Yang Tingbao. When he was the chief engineer of the Architectural Design Institute of Sichuan Provincial Construction Department, he also presided over the reconstruction of the bell tower of Huaxi Dam and the design of Mingde Building. On the whole, Mingde Building is vigorous and dignified, and its composition is patchy, which continues the traditional architectural style of China. At the same time, it combines western architectural elements, which is completely different from the popular Soviet architectural style at that time, but similar to many Chinese new buildings of Huaxi Dam. Huaxi Dam mainly adopts the expression of "combining Chinese and western styles", while Mingde Architecture pays attention to the idea of "combining Chinese and western styles". It is China's inherent architecture that carries forward the traditional style, shows a stronger sense of nationalism, and defends the orthodox position of China's inherent architecture.