Erqi Memorial Tower

Erqi Memorial Tower
Erqi Memorial Tower
二七纪念塔
Alternative names	Erqi Tower
General information
Architectural style	Chinese architectural style
Town or city	Zhengzhou
Country	China
Coordinates	34°45′11″N 113°39′36″E / 34.753°N 113.66°E
Completed	September 29, 1971
Height	63 meters
Technical details
Floor count	14

The Erqi Memorial Tower, or Erqi Tower (Chinese: 二七纪念塔; pinyin: Èrqī Jìniàntǎ) is located in Erqi District, in the centre of Zhengzhou city, Henan province, China.^[1] The tower is 63 meters high and has 14 floors.^[1]^[2] It was historically the tallest building in Zhengzhou until 1976. ^[3]

History

The current Erqi Memorial Tower was completed on September 29, 1971.^[2] It serves as a memorial to the Great Strike of February 7, which occurred on February 7, 1923.^[2]

In May 2020, it was announced that the square surrounding the tower would be enlarged to 21,000 square metres (5.2 acres), and that an adjacent building, the Friendship Mansion (Chinese: 友谊大厦; pinyin: Yǒuyì Dàshà), a 20 story building, would be downgraded to 6 stories in height.^[1] This plan will be carried out to better highlight the tower.^[1]

Description

The tower stands in Erqi Square [zh].^[1] It is made from reinforced concrete, and is done in a Chinese architectural style.^[1] The tower's shape, two pentagonal conjoined towers, is meant to commemorate the striking workers of the Erqi Strike, who went on strike while building the Beijing–Hankou railway.^[1]^[2] At the top of the tower is a five-pointed red star and a 2.7 meter clock below. The clock plays the Chinese revolutionary song The East Is Red every hour.^[1] The tower displays various historical relics, pictures, and written materials about the strike.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Zhong, Yuhao (2020-05-17). 为突显郑州二七塔庄严肃穆，周边一20层大厦6层以上将拆除. The Paper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 河南“二七”纪念塔(图). China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). 2002-04-18. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
^ 郑州最高建筑的百年变迁 (in Chinese).

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Zhong, Yuhao (2020-05-17). 为突显郑州二七塔庄严肃穆，周边一20层大厦6层以上将拆除. The Paper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-26.

[:1-2] 河南“二七”纪念塔(图). China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). 2002-04-18. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2020-12-26.

[:99-3] 郑州最高建筑的百年变迁 (in Chinese).

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