The Forbidden City, everything you need to know.

Located in the city center of Beijing, the Forbidden City is the greatest architectural example of the city’s imperial past. Considered the largest imperial residence in the world ever built.

The Forbidden City of Beijing was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1987. Today, it is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the country and a must-see when you are touring Beijing.

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Built in 1420, the Forbidden City of Beijing was the official residence of the Chinese emperors, both from the dynasty and the dynasty until the abdication in 1920 of Emperor Puyi, whose story passed to the big screen thanks to the film The Last Emperor, originally known as the Forbidden Purple City.
驴What to see in the Forbidden City"

As such, the Forbidden City of Beijing is a walled complex (8 m high) surrounded by a water pit (52 m wide) with more than 70 hectares of surface which is accessed by 4 large doors oriented according to the cardinal points .

As the name implies, access to the site was prohibited and an imperial authorization was required to enter. The complex of the Forbidden City of Beijing is divided into 2 parts, the Outer Court and the Inner Court.

Tiananmen Gate

Known as the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tiananmen Gate is the main access to the Forbidden City of Beijing.

With its 34 m high, the Tiananmen Gate is a national symbol because from there the emper...