Forbidden City

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The Forbidden City is a vast imperial palace complex in central Beijing that served as the political and ceremonial heart of Chinese dynasties for nearly 500 years and is now a major cultural and historical museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
imperial palace
museum
palace complex
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Gugong
linked to: Forbidden City

Zijincheng
annualVisitors tens of millions
architecturalStyle traditional Chinese palace architecture
area about 180 acres
about 72 hectares
builtByDynasty Ming dynasty
builtUnder Yongle Emperor
linked to: Ming dynasty
centralHall Hall of Supreme Harmony
linked to: Forbidden City
ChineseName 紫禁城
linked to: Forbidden City
constructionEnd 1420
constructionStart 1406
coordinates 39.9163° N, 116.3972° E
country China
currentOperator Palace Museum
linked to: Forbidden City
currentUse museum complex
easternGate East Glorious Gate
functionDuringEmpire residence of the emperor of China
seat of imperial bureaucracy
governingSystem Chinese imperial system
hasGarden Imperial Garden
heritageStatus state-protected cultural relic of China
importantHall Hall of Central Harmony
Hall of Preserving Harmony
innerCourtBuilding Hall of Union
Palace of Earthly Tranquility
Palace of Heavenly Purity
layout rectangular
locatedIn Beijing
Dongcheng District, Beijing
historic center of Beijing
mainEntrance Meridian Gate
linked to: Tiananmen Gate
material marble
stone
wood
moatWidth about 52 meters
museumOpeningYear 1925
northernGate Gate of Divine Prowess
northOf Tiananmen Square
numberOfBuildings over 900
numberOfRooms over 8,000
orientation north–south axis
partOf Historic Centre of Beijing
roofMaterial yellow glazed tiles
servedAs ceremonial center of Chinese empire
imperial palace of China
political center of Chinese imperial government
significance largest ancient palatial structure in the world
southernGate Meridian Gate
southOf Jingshan Park
surroundedBy city wall
moat
symbolicColor yellow
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iii)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1987
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
usedByDynasty Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
visitorAttraction one of the most visited museums in the world
wallHeight about 10 meters
westernGate West Glorious Gate
yearsInUseAsImperialPalace approximately 1420–1912

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Beijing contains Forbidden City
Beijing hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing
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Forbidden City centralHall Hall of Supreme Harmony
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Forbidden City currentOperator Palace Museum
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Forbidden City ChineseName 紫禁城
linked to: Forbidden City
Forbidden City alsoKnownAs Gugong
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Tiananmen Square adjacentTo Forbidden City
Zhongnanhai adjacentTo Forbidden City
subject linked to: Zhongnanhai, Beijing
Ming dynasty significantStructure Forbidden City
Tiananmen Gate servesAsEntranceTo Forbidden City
Dongcheng District, Beijing contains Forbidden City
Nanhai Lake adjacentTo Forbidden City
Xihua Gate locatedNear Forbidden City
Hall of Central Harmony locatedIn Forbidden City
Hall of Central Harmony currentManagement Palace Museum
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Hall of Preserving Harmony locatedIn Forbidden City
Hall of Preserving Harmony governingBody Palace Museum
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Zijincheng hasChineseName 紫禁城
linked to: Forbidden City
Zijincheng alsoKnownAs Forbidden City
Zijincheng alsoKnownAs Gùgōng
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Zijincheng managedBy Palace Museum
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Meridian Gate locatedIn Forbidden City
Meridian Gate managedBy Palace Museum
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Palace of Heavenly Purity locatedIn Forbidden City
Hall of Union locatedIn Forbidden City
Hall of Union locatedInComplex Palace Museum
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Imperial Garden locatedIn Forbidden City
Imperial Garden partOf Palace Museum
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Gate of Divine Prowess locatedIn Forbidden City
Gate of Divine Prowess partOf Forbidden City
Palace of Earthly Tranquility governingBody Palace Museum
linked to: Forbidden City
Palace of Earthly Tranquility locatedInInstitution Palace Museum
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East Glorious Gate locatedIn Forbidden City
East Glorious Gate partOf Imperial Palace complex in Beijing
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Jingshan Park locatedNorthOf Forbidden City
Jingshan Park overlooks Forbidden City
Jingshan Park nearbyAttraction Forbidden City
West Glorious Gate partOf Forbidden City
West Glorious Gate belongsTo imperial palace complex of Beijing
linked to: Forbidden City
Chang’an Avenue near Forbidden City
Historic Centre of Beijing hasPart Forbidden City
Zhengyangmen locatedSouthOf Forbidden City
subject linked to: Zhengyangmen (Qianmen Gate)
Yongle Emperor commissioned Forbidden City
Yongle Emperor orderedConstructionOf Forbidden City
Chenghua Emperor birthPlace Forbidden City
Chenghua Emperor deathPlace Forbidden City