Zijincheng

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Zijincheng is the Chinese name for the Forbidden City, the vast imperial palace complex in central Beijing that served as the home of emperors and the political heart of China for nearly five centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic site
imperial palace complex
museum
alsoKnownAs Forbidden City
Forbidden City
surface form: Gùgōng
area about 180 acres
approximately 72 hectares
builtDuring Ming dynasty
commissionedBy Yongle Emperor
constructionCompleted 1420
constructionStarted 1406
countryCapitalContext located in the capital city of China
currentUse museum complex
designatedUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteIn 1987
hasArchitecturalStyle Chinese imperial architecture
hasChineseName Forbidden City
surface form: 紫禁城
hasGate East Glorious Gate
Gate of Divine Prowess
surface form: Gate of Divine Might

West Glorious Gate
hasHall Hall of Central Harmony
Hall of Preserving Harmony
Outer Court of the Forbidden City
surface form: Hall of Supreme Harmony
hasLayout axial north–south layout
hasMainGate Meridian Gate
hasPinyin Zǐjìnchéng
hasSection Inner Court
Outer Court
lastEmperorResident Puyi
locatedIn Beijing
Dōngchéng Qū
surface form: Dongcheng District
locatedInCountry China
locatedInRegion North China
managedBy Forbidden City
surface form: Palace Museum
moatWidth about 52 meters
numberOfBuildings over 900
numberOfRooms over 8000
servedAs imperial palace of the Ming dynasty
imperial palace of the Qing dynasty
political center of imperial China
situatedAt central Beijing
situatedNorthOf Tiananmen Square
surroundedBy defensive walls
moat
UNESCOCriteria i
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UNESCOSiteType Cultural
usedAsImperialPalaceFrom 1420
usedAsImperialPalaceUntil 1912
usedBy Ming emperors
Qing emperors
wallHeight about 10 meters

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Forbidden City alsoKnownAs Zijincheng