Fortress
Jianguomen (Xi'an)
🇨🇳 China · 20th century
Jianguomen is a gate of the historic city wall of Xi'an, China.
The gate was opened in 1939 as one of the temporarily openings for evacuation from Japanese air raid, thus the gate was known as a 防空便門. Since the opening is near to an area known as 小差市, thus the opening was also known as 小差市防空便門 (Chinese: 小差市防空便门). After the wars and the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the gate was named Jianguomen. The South Road of 小差市, was also named after Jianguo as Jianguo Road (Chinese: 建国路; pinyin: Jiàn guó lù).
Jianguomen Bridge, completed in 1985, is right in front of the gate.
Text adapted from “Jianguomen (Xi'an)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jianguomen (Xi'an) ranks #7,434 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #88 of the 119 mapped in China. Founded 1939 — one of 169 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how China compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Jianguomen (Xi'an)?
Jianguomen (Xi'an) stands in China, at 34.25373°, 108.96228°.
When was Jianguomen (Xi'an) built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1939. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Jianguomen (Xi'an)?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,434 of 8,134 worldwide, and #88 in China. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Jianguomen (Xi'an)?
Wenchangmen, about 1 km away.
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