titleset:Postcards of Former Imperial Palace at Forbidden City
runningtitle:Postcards of Former Imperial Palace at Forbidden City
label:forbiddencity
author:Unknown Photo Snapper
event: Peking
eventdate:July 96
modifydate:oct 23 96
contents:
foil1:Inside view of Qianqing Palace
foil2:The Golden Throne in Taihe Hall
foil3:An oil portrait of Empresss Dowagar Cixi
foil4:Yangxin Gate of the Former Imperial Palace
foil5:Yuhua Cabinet in the Former Imperial Palace
foil6:A Corner Tower of the Former Imperial Palace
foil7:Inside View of Kunning Palace
foil8:Jiaoti Hall in the Former Imperial Palace
foil9:Taihe Hall in the Former Imperial Palace
foil10:The Imperial Garden in the Former Imperial Palace
abstract:
The Former Imperial Palace was called the Purple Forbidden City and now is the Palace Museum
It was the Imperial Palace in the Ming and Qing dynasties and is now the existing largest and best preserved ancient palace structure in China.
It was first built in 1406-1420 (4th to 18th year of reign of Emperor Yongle in Ming Dynasty)
It occupies over 720,000 square meters and has more than 9000 bays of halls and rooms.
The Palace is 760 meters wide (east to west) and 960 meters deep (north to south)
A 10 meter high wall surrounds the Palace with a 52 meter wide moat
The Palace forms a City within a City of Beijing
On the four corners of the Purple forbidden City there is a corner tower in the style of nine beams and 18 columns.