The Forbidden City - 1
by Hany J
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Title
The Forbidden City - 1
Artist
Hany J
Medium
Photograph - Original Photo
Description
After spending about 2 hours at Beihai Park, and considering that I had only a few short hours before rushing back to the airport for a flight to the interior of China, as well as the fact that the Forbidden City is only a short walk away from the park, it seemed like the most logical place to walk to before grabbing a taxi.
The Forbidden City was the Chinese Imperial Palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty. It is located in the center of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. It served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years.
The Forbidden City was built between the years 1406 and 1420, and consists of about 980 buildings and covers and area of about 180 acres. It was designed to be the centre of the ancient, walled city of Beijing. It is enclosed in a much larger, walled area called the Imperial City. The Imperial City is, in turn, enclosed by the Inner City; and to its south lies the Outer City.
The Forbidden City is surrounded by a 26 ft high city wall and a 20 ft deep by 170 ft wide moat. The walls served as both defensive walls and retaining walls for the palace. At the four corners of the wall are guard towers with intricate roofs (as can be seen in this image). These towers are the most visible parts of the palace to people outside the walls.
The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 and is listed by the UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
This image is of the northwest guard tower just inside the moat. Hope you like this image.
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January 21st, 2015
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