Cultural Palace of Nationalities

The Cultural Palace of Nationalities (民族文化宫) is located in Beijing's Xicheng District, on West Chang'an Avenue.

Built in September 1959, it is one of the Ten Great Buildings and was registered as the first of 55 museums in the city.

The Cultural Palace of Nationalities was built by the master of contemporary Chinese architecture Zhang Bo, whose well-known works include the Great Hall, Beijing Hotel, Friendship Hotel and Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

The east and west sides are surrounded by wings, with a central exhibition hall extending north.

The collection of National Culture Palace includes over 60 million literature and science text books.