The statue had been hastily erected in the square by art students as part of the ill-fated 1989 pro-democracy protests. It stood for less than a week, from May 30 to June 4, before the tanks ...

From 1857 to 1867, park advocates succeeded in having the cross streets closed in the square and a fence put up around the perimeter. In 1865, Abraham Lincoln’s hearse paused in the tranquility ...