What are the general layout and architectural features of the Forbidden City in Beijing?

The Forbidden City in Beijing is 96 1 m long from north to south and 753 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of about 725,000 square meters. It is surrounded by city walls and protected by moats. There are four doors: the meridian gate in the south, the Donghua gate in the east, the Xihua gate in the west and the Xuanwu gate in the north. Now Shenwumen is the main entrance of the Palace Museum. The wall is 9.9 meters high and 8.26 meters thick.

Architectural Features The tenon-mortise structure of ancient houses in China is dominated by yellow and purple, and the structure is solemn and solemn, reflecting the royal style.

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The Forbidden City was built in the 4th year of Yongle (1406) and completed in the 18th year of Yongle (1420). Located in the center of Beijing's central axis, it covers an area of 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of about 6,543,800 square meters. It is the largest existing palace building in the world.

The Forbidden City in Beijing is the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions. From 65438 to 0987, it was selected into the World Cultural Heritage List.

The Palace Museum is now the Palace Museum, and its collections are mainly from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a national first-class museum, and it is called the five largest museums in the world together with hermitage museum in Russia, Louvre Museum in France, Metropolitan Museum in America and British Museum in Britain.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing Forbidden City