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

Entrance to the forbidden city in Beijing, China. Lot's of tourists meeting in front of the temple.

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

Beijing, China, people at the gates of the ancient Forbidden City palace complex during summer.

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

Xiuyi bridge, built in 1750, is located in the South Ruyi gate of China's summer palace. It is the southernmost bridge in the summer palace. It is an important water and land transportation road connecting the East embankment and the West embankment, the long river and Kunming Lake. It is known as the first bridge of Kunming Lake.

Hall of Worship of Ancestors in Chinese Palace

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing

Beijing, China. October 28th, 2023. Visitors walking inside the Forbidden City’s squares and buildings.

ancient royal palaces of 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.

Tainan - Taiwan, Sept 11, 2022 Tainan Matzu Temple

This photo was taken in Beijing Forbidden City

Beijing, China - Jan 9 2020: Dragon and clouds engraved on the main staircase to Taihedian (Hall of Supreme Harmony) in the Forbidden City

The Forbidden City Sunset in Beijing, China

Bridges over the historic canal in the Forbidden City of Beijing, China

The Forbidden Cityin China China's building of Beijing the imperial palace

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

Beijing, China - Mar 16, 2018: View of people visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is a palace complex in Beijing and a popular tourist attraction.

Stone railings and the White Tower in the distance in Beihai, Beijing, China

Shenyang, Liaoning, China- March 3, 2012: Zhaoling Tomb, also called North Tomb due to its location in the north of Shenyang, is the tomb of Hongtaiji (the Second Emperor in Qing Dynasty) and his wife. As one of tourist attractions and historic sites in Shenyang, Zhaoling Tomb is the essence of China's ancient architectures, and also the representative of cultural communication between Manchus and Han nationalities. Here is the wall and tower over underground burial chamber in the tomb.

Bronze lion in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in Beijing Forbidden City, Forbidden City is one of China's landmarks

Beijing Forbidden City Square and Palace

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