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ancient royal palaces of the Forbidden City in Beijing,China

Scenic view of the historic Forbidden City in Beijing, China, with crowds of tourists exploring the ancient architecture.

Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Palace Museum, Beijing

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

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

Beijing, Beijing, China - August 8, 2014: The Pagoda of the Summer Palace of Beijing

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

Beautiful Forbidden City in Beijing,China,Chinese cultural symbols.

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

Standing outside the east gate, people can appreciate the beautiful view of the square south of the Meridian Gate of Forbidden City through the big red palace door. The door is painted in red with doornail.

Aerial view of Forbidden City (Palace Museum) and Beijing cityscape seen from the Jingshan park in Beijing, China on 20 April 2024

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

White bridge over the canal in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing

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

Beijing, Beijing, China - August 07, 2014: The Temple of Heaven in Beijing China

Golden pattern curved roof and carved ceramic figures in the traditional style of architecture in the Chinese Forbidden City

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

The Forbidden City Sunset in Beijing, China

A view on a big square inside a building complex of Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The buildings have very richly decorated rooftops, with elements of gold. Thera are lots of people on the square.

A flock of pigeons gathers near the Meridian Gate, or Wumen, of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.

Forbidden City The Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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

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

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