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instanceOf
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
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imperial palace
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museum
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palace complex
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tourist attraction
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alsoKnownAs
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Gugong
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Zijincheng
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annualVisitors
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tens of millions
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architecturalStyle
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traditional Chinese palace architecture
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area
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about 180 acres
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about 72 hectares
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builtByDynasty
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Ming dynasty
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builtUnder
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Yongle Emperor
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centralHall
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Hall of Supreme Harmony
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ChineseName
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紫禁城
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constructionEnd
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1420
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constructionStart
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1406
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coordinates
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39.9163° N, 116.3972° E
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country
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China
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currentOperator
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Palace Museum
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currentUse
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museum complex
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easternGate
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East Glorious Gate
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functionDuringEmpire
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residence of the emperor of China
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seat of imperial bureaucracy
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governingSystem
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Chinese imperial system
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hasGarden
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Imperial Garden
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heritageStatus
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state-protected cultural relic of China
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importantHall
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Hall of Central Harmony
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Hall of Preserving Harmony
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innerCourtBuilding
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Hall of Union
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Palace of Earthly Tranquility
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Palace of Heavenly Purity
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layout
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rectangular
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locatedIn
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Beijing
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Dongcheng District, Beijing
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historic center of Beijing
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mainEntrance
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Meridian Gate
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material
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marble
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stone
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wood
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moatWidth
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about 52 meters
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museumOpeningYear
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1925
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northernGate
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Gate of Divine Prowess
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northOf
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Tiananmen Square
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numberOfBuildings
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over 900
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numberOfRooms
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over 8,000
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orientation
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north–south axis
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partOf
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Historic Centre of Beijing
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roofMaterial
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yellow glazed tiles
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servedAs
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ceremonial center of Chinese empire
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imperial palace of China
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political center of Chinese imperial government
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significance
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largest ancient palatial structure in the world
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southernGate
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Meridian Gate
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southOf
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Jingshan Park
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surroundedBy
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city wall
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moat
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symbolicColor
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yellow
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UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria
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(i)
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(ii)
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(iii)
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(iv)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear
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1987
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName
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Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
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usedByDynasty
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Ming dynasty
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Qing dynasty
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visitorAttraction
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one of the most visited museums in the world
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wallHeight
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about 10 meters
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westernGate
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West Glorious Gate
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yearsInUseAsImperialPalace
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approximately 1420–1912
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