TheForbiddenCity,locatedintheheartofBeijing,isoneofthe
theMingandQingdynasties(1368-1911).Now,itisknownasthe
PalaceMuseum.
Coveringanareaofabout720,000squaremeters,theForbidden
Cityisarectangular-shapedplex.Itconsistsofnumerouspalaces,
halls,pavilions,andcourtyards.TheconstructionoftheForbidden
Citybeganin1406andwaspletedin1420.
ThearchitectureintheForbiddenCityisamasterpieceof
traditionalChinesearchitecture.Thebuildingsaresymmetrically
arranged,withacentralaxisrunningthroughtheentireplex.The
mainbuildings,suchastheHallofSupremeHarmony,theHallof
CentralHarmony,andtheHallofPreservingHarmony,aregrandand
imposing.Thesehallswereusedforimportantimperialceremonies.
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