August 1st Building

August 1st Building
八一大楼
August 1st Building
Alternative names	Great Hall of the People's Liberation Army (解放军的人民大会堂)
General information
Address	No. 7 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing,  People's Republic of China
Coordinates	39°54′27″N 116°19′16″E / 39.9075°N 116.321°E / 39.9075; 116.321
Current tenants	Central Military Commission 中央军委办公厅
Construction started	2 March 1997
Completed	30 October 1997 (structure); July 1999 (opening)
Cost	779 million RMB
Landlord	August 1st Building Management Service of the General Office of the CMC
Technical details
Floor count	12 floors, 2 basements
Floor area	90,255m2
Design and construction
Architecture firm	4th Design Institute of the Engineering Corps of the General Staff Department

The August 1st Building, also known as the Bayi Building^[a] located at No. 7 Fuxing Road (Beijing) in Haidian District, Beijing, is a military office building in Beijing, China. It was planned to be the main office for the agencies of the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of Defense. It has become known as the "Great Hall of the People's Liberation Army" as it is the venue of most military diplomatic events and important military meetings.^[1]

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