Nanjing Massacre Museum

3. Statue of an Mother and Son

Nanjing Municipal Government built the Nanjing Memorial Hall in 1985 in memory of the 300,000 victims who lost their lives during the Nanjing Massacre. In 1995, it was enlarged and renovated. The memorial exhibits historical records and objects, and uses architecture, sculptures and video to illustrate what happened during the Nanjing Massacre. It occupies a total area of approximately 28000 square meters, including about 3000 square meters of building floor space.