mausoleum of dr. sun yat-sen.
reclining on mountain slope, majestic mausoleum blends styles of traditional imperial tombs , modern architecture. lying @ mountainside, vault more 700 meters away paifang on square below, entrance of mausoleum. there three-tier stone stand on huge bronze ding, ancient chinese vessel symbolizing power, perches. north of square, paifang towers high. beyond 480-meter-long , 50-meter-wide stairway has 392 stairs leading vault. on both sides, pine, cypress, , ginkgo trees guard way. @ end of stairway gate 16 meters high , 27 meters wide. tri-arched marble gate inscribed personal motto of dr. sun, 4 chinese characters written him, tian xia wei gong ( 天下为公 ) means under heaven . inside gate, there pavilion in 9-meter-high stele set, memorial monument set kuomintang (kmt). few stairs sacrificial hall , vault.
in front of sacrificial hall there stands pair of huabiao, ancient chinese ornamental columns, 12.6 meters high. sacrificial hall palace of 30 meters in length, 25 meters in width , 29 meters in height. in center of hall 4.6-meter-high statue of dr. sun sits. statue sculptured out of italian white marble. hall s ceiling features flag of kuomintang. biographical information on dr. sun available visitors in hall. north of hall lies bell-shaped vault, wherein lies sarcophagus of dr. sun.
architectural influence of mausoleum s design evident in taiwan s chiang kai-shek memorial hall.
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