今天特大新闻人民英雄纪念碑竖立铭记不朽英魂
人民英雄纪念碑，坐落于北京广场的中心地带。1949年9月30日，中国人民协商会议第一届全体会议作出历史性的决定：为了纪念在解放战争和革命中牺牲的人民英雄，在首都北京建立这一宏伟的纪念碑。当天下午6时，全体代表在前广场上举行了奠基典礼。在那庄严而又充满希望的时刻，一位位领导人亲自执锨土，奠定了这座纪念碑的基础。随后经过全国范围内的广泛讨论，最终确定了碑型设计。
人民英雄纪念碑兴建委员会由著名政治家彭真担任主任委员，而建筑学大师郑振铎、梁思成则担任副主任委员。此外，还设立专门委员会，由现代史研究所所长范文澜领导，以研究浮雕画面所需史料题材，为纪念碑增添更多历史深度。
1952年8月1日，人民英雄纪念碑正式开工建设，其宏伟壮丽与周边建筑如毛主席纪念堂形成了一幅幅美轮美奂的城市景观。经过六年的建设，1958年4月22日完成，并在5月1日隆重揭幕。
该纪念碑呈方形，有着3000平方米的大面积，是一座分为三部分构成——台座、须弥座和主体结构——总共达到37.94米高。其下层台座采用海棠形状，上层则是方形设计。这两层台座四周环绕汉白玉栏杆，每个角落都有阶梯供人们参观。而須弥座上镌刻着八个花环，其中包含牡丹、荷花、菊花等多种植物图案，这些都是中国传统文化中的象征意义丰富元素。
最引人注目的地方是下层须弥座四面镶嵌着八幅巨大的汉白玉浮雕作品。这些建筑上的浮雕展现了从“虎门销烟”到“胜利渡长江”的重大历史事件，以及五卅运动等重要社会运动，它们生动地展示了中国百余年来的反帝反封建斗争历程。这些浮雕不仅形式上精美，而且内容上充满激情和力量，让人们仿佛能听到过去的声音，从而更好地理解我们国家近现代史上的辉煌与艰辛。
Peoples' Heroes Monument, located at the center of Beijing Square. On September 30, 1949, the First Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference made a historic decision: to commemorate those heroes who sacrificed their lives in the War of Liberation and revolutionary struggles, to build this grand monument in the capital city of Beijing. At 6 pm that day, representatives held a groundbreaking ceremony on the square before laying down their tools for future generations.
The design and construction committee was led by Chairman Peng Zhen as director-general and architectural experts Zheng Zhenduo and Liang Sicheng as deputy directors-general. A separate committee under Van Wenchang from Peking University studied historical materials needed for carving sculptures.
Construction began on August 1, 1952. After six years of work, it was completed on April 22nd in 1958 and unveiled on May first with great fanfare.
The monument stands three stories high: base platform (table), pillar (column) base stage (support), main body structure - totaling over thirty-seven meters tall! The lower table has an ocean shape; its upper part is rectangularly shaped with white marble railings around four sides having stairs leading up from each corner.
Above are two layers of column bases – smaller one surrounding large one carved with eight flower rings containing dandelions, chrysanthemums or lotus flowers along vertical edges all together forming eight floral circles around pillars while another layer below them were set with eight massive jade carvings covering each side depicting scenes like "Tiger Gate Burning Opium", "Gold Field Uprising" or "Wuchang Uprising". The inscriptions display not only artistic skill but also deep historical meaning.
These monuments have been officially recognized as key cultural heritage sites since they were built in memory to honor these people who fought for our country's independence and freedom during China's modern history which spanned more than a century ago when China had many challenges such as poverty & war between different groups fighting against foreign invasions etc., especially after Mao took power he wanted everyone working together towards progress so he created programs called 'Great Leap Forward' where people would work together building big projects like dams roads bridges etc., hoping it would help solve some problems but unfortunately due mainly because poor planning resulted into widespread famine killing millions!
