theforbiddencityTheForbiddenCitywastheChineseimperialpalacefromtheMingDynastytotheendoftheQingDynasty.ItislocatedinthemiddleofBeijing,China,andnowhousesthePalaceMuseum.Foralmostfivecenturies,itservedasthehomeof
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TheForbiddenCitywastheChineseimperialpalacefromtheMingDynastytotheendoftheQingDynasty.ItislocatedinthemiddleofBeijing,China,andnowhousesthePalaceMuseum.Foralmostfivecenturies,itservedasthehomeoftheEmperorandhishousehold,aswellastheceremonialandpoliticalcentreofChinesegovernment.
Builtfrom1406to1420,thecomplexconsistsof980survivingbuildingswith8,707baysofroomsandcovers720,000squaremetres(7,800,000squarefeet).ThepalacecomplexexemplifiestraditionalChinesepalatialarchitecture,andhasinfluencedculturalandarchitecturaldevelopmentsinEastAsiaandelsewhere.TheForbiddenCitywasdeclaredaWorldHeritageSitein1987,andislistedbyUNESCOasthelargestcollectionofpreservedancientwoodenstructuresintheworld.