Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City is an unparalleled masterpiece of ancient architecture and the largest and most complete ancient architectural complex in the world. It is known as "the first of the five largest palaces in the world" (the five largest palaces in the world are: the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, the White House in the United States and the Kremlin in Russia). The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties. All the palaces in the past dynasties were "like heavenly palaces" to show that the monarchy was "ordered by heaven". Because you are the son of heaven, the palace of the son of heaven is like the forbidden area of the "Purple Palace" where the emperor lives, so it is also called the Forbidden City.
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The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, formerly known as the Forbidden City, which is located in the center of Beijing's central axis and is the essence of ancient court architecture in China. The Forbidden City in Beijing is centered on three halls, covering an area of 72, square meters and a building area of about 15, square meters. It has more than 7 palaces and more than 9, houses. It is one of the largest and most well-preserved ancient wooden buildings in the world.
the construction of the forbidden city in Beijing began in the fourth year of Yongle (146), based on the Nanjing palace museum, and was completed in the eighteenth year of Yongle (142). It is a rectangular city, 961 meters long from north to south and 753 meters wide from east to west, surrounded by walls 1 meters high and a moat 52 meters wide outside the city. The buildings in the Forbidden City are divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The center of the outer court is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe, collectively known as the three halls, which are the places where the state holds big ceremonies. The center of the imperial palace is Ganqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, collectively referred to as the last three palaces, which are the main palaces where the emperor and queen live.
The Forbidden City was first built in 146 (the fourth year of Yongle) and was basically completed in 142 (the eighteenth year of Yongle), which lasted for 14 years. It was founded by Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and was built on the basis of the Palace of the Yuan Dynasty. It covers an area of 72, square meters (96 meters long and 75 meters wide) and has a building area of 15, square meters. It was founded by Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and was designed by Kuai Xiang (born in Suzhou in 1397-1481). It covers an area of 78, square meters and was built with 3, migrant workers for 14 years. There are 9,999 rooms and a half, and the main building is the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
reference _ Baidu Encyclopedia, Beijing Forbidden City?