Profile of the New Beijing Museum

The new Beijing Museum, a gorgeous masterpiece combining classical, modernistic, and humanistic elements, is now open to visitors from both home and abroad, ending over 20 years of sharing space with the Confucius Temple.

The new museum, which opened on December 16th, 2005, is distinguished by the grandness of its Central Hall, the balanced beauty of classical and modern architecture, and the brand-new concept of humanistic concern.

 World's Top Central hall

Stepping into the Central Hall, every visitor will first be impressed by its grandness.

Occupying a land area of 24,800 square meters, the new Beijing Museum has a total construction area of 63,800 square meters, including five aboveground and two underground floors, encompassing a total height of 40 meters. The structure includes three parts: the square exhibition hall, the bronze oval exhibition hall, and the linear building for research and work. These three parts are individually independent yet connected to each other through corridors.

the Centural Ceremonial Hall

The Central Ceremonial Hall, surrounded by the three parts, ranks first in the world for its height of 34 meters and its span of over 2,000 square meters. Lying in the hall's center is the Jingde Pailou (decorated archway), the biggest relic reserved in the museum.

Most of the components of the archway are the original parts of the relic except for several red pillars. It used to be the archway standing in front of the doors of the emperor temples, but then vanished from the public half a century ago after its dismantlement. The archway's facade features bright colors and vigorous gilded characters of "Jing De Street" while its back retains the original color. Besides, the rust on the characters gives the visitors a sense of historical solemnity.

 Classical yet Modern Architecture Style

"It's a masterpiece of architectural art; a perfect combination of classical elegance and modern beauty," commented Guo Xiaoling, the museum's director.

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