The Forbidden City
– Imperial Palace
Date: Mid-Ming Dynasty
Location: central Beijing
Former home of the Emperor for 5 centuries
Built: 1406-20
Area: 720,000sqm approx.
UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987
Almost 1000 traditional, mostly wooden-framed structures
Rectilinear in plan it is surrounded by an 8m high wall and 52m wide moat
Each corner is celebrated with an elaborate tower
Became ‘Palace Museum’ in 1924
Photos of Beijing Architecture : Andrew McRae
View across Tiananmen Square looking towards the Forbidden City:
Entrance to Forbidden City through the Gate of Heavenly Peace:
View from within Forbidden City:
Roof detail within Forbidden City:
Sculpture in front of the Mao Zedong Memorial Hall:
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