Inner Court of the Forbidden City
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The Inner Court of the Forbidden City was the residential and political center of the Chinese emperors, housing their private palaces and serving as the core of imperial life during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inner Court of the Forbidden City canonical | 7 |
| Forbidden City inner court | 1 |
| 内廷 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
palace complex section ⓘ |
| accessControl | forbidden to commoners during imperial era ⓘ |
| accessRestrictedTo | imperial household ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chinese imperial architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Yongle Emperor ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 15th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Hall of Preserving Harmony
ⓘ
surface form:
Hall of Mental Cultivation
Hall of Union ⓘ Imperial Garden of the Forbidden City ⓘ Palace of Earthly Tranquility ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Compassion and Tranquility
Palace of Earthly Tranquility ⓘ Palace of Heavenly Purity ⓘ Six Eastern Palaces ⓘ Six Western Palaces ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| currentUse | museum area of the Palace Museum ⓘ |
| era |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| function |
core of imperial life
ⓘ
political center of the emperor ⓘ residential center of the emperor ⓘ |
| genderSegregation | included women’s quarters ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Palace Museum (Beijing)
ⓘ
surface form:
Palace Museum
|
| heritageDesignationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang" ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
residence of the emperor and empress
ⓘ
site of imperial daily life ⓘ site of imperial decision-making ⓘ |
| layoutType | axial north–south layout ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beijing
ⓘ
China ⓘ |
| material | wooden structures ⓘ |
| partOf | Forbidden City ⓘ |
| primaryResidents |
Chinese emperors
ⓘ
empress ⓘ imperial consorts ⓘ imperial family ⓘ |
| religiousElements | contained ancestral and ritual spaces ⓘ |
| roofType | yellow glazed tiles ⓘ |
| security | heavily guarded during imperial times ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Outer Court of the Forbidden City ⓘ |
| significance | best-preserved imperial residential quarter in China ⓘ |
| symbolism |
center of imperial authority
ⓘ
symbol of the emperor’s private realm ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ming dynasty emperors
ⓘ
Qing emperors ⓘ
surface form:
Qing dynasty emperors
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hall of Imperial Supremacy
this entity surface form:
Forbidden City inner court