Jianguomen (Beijing)

Jianguomen was not one of the 16 original gates in Beijing's 15th century Ming-era city wall.

[1] The oldest landmark at Jianguomen is the famous Beijing Ancient Observatory.

In the 1970s, numerous embassies of Western countries opened in the area northwest of Jianguomen.

In 1973, the Beijing Friendship Store was moved from Wangfujing to Jianguomen Outer Street.

Many Beijing Bus routes stop at Jianguomen South (建国门南).