Inner Court

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The Inner Court is the residential and administrative area at the rear of Beijing’s Forbidden City where the emperor and his family lived and conducted private affairs.

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Inner Court canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf palace complex section
residential quarter
accessControlledBy Gate of Divine Prowess
surface form: Gate of Heavenly Purity
accessRestriction formerly restricted to imperial household
architecturalStyle Chinese imperial architecture
builtFor Yongle Emperor
constructionStart early 15th century
contains Hall of Union
Imperial Garden
Palace of Earthly Tranquility
Palace of Heavenly Purity
Six Eastern Palaces
Six Western Palaces
ancestral shrines
residential palaces
service courtyards
country China
culturalSignificance center of Qing imperial household administration
symbol of imperial domestic life
currentUse museum area
tourist attraction
function administrative area
imperial residence
space for private imperial affairs
governedBy Palace Museum (Beijing)
surface form: Palace Museum
hasFeature axial layout along north–south central axis
timber palace halls
walled courtyards
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage (as part of a serial site)
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage (as part of the Forbidden City)
historicalPeriod Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
locatedIn Beijing
China
locatedWithin Dongcheng District, Beijing
openToPublicSince 20th century
ownership China
surface form: People's Republic of China
partOf Forbidden City
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
surface form: Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties
positionInComplex rear of the Forbidden City
roofType yellow glazed tile roofs
separatedFrom Outer Court
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite part of the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
usedBy emperor of China
imperial consorts
imperial family
palace eunuchs

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Zijincheng hasSection Inner Court