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The ancient royal palaces building of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

Beijing, China - April 16, 2014: The Fobidden city in Beijing on a misty Morning. Lot of poeple visiting the town.

The eaves of the imperial building of the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

China - East Asia, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Asia, Beijing

High View Dusk Scenery at the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

Chinese traditional pagoda in Forbidden City, Beijing, China

$he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.$

Roofs Walls Dragons Imperial Palace Shenyang Liaoning Province China

The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

detail of a roof of a buddhist temple in Shenzhen China

Wumen (Meridian Gate) of the Forbidden City located in the north and it is the next gate after the Duanmen Gate

Roof of a building inside the forbidden City in Beijing, China

Outside of Forbidden city during and a bit after sunrise. Mostly Forbidden city is surrounded by moat and each corner is ancient watch tower.

Chinese ancient building roof decoration

Chinese ancient architecture in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia

Architectural scenery of Emperor Qianlong's mausoleum, Eastern Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty, China

The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The entrance to the Forbidden City with a sign saying 'Meridian Gate'. View from outside the Forbidden City.

Roof Detail of Ping Shan Heritage Trail historical street in Hong Kong

Forbidden City The Palace Museum in Beijing, China

The red wall of the ancient Chinese royal garden

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