Zijincheng

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic site imperial palace complex museum

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.

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → historic site → imperial palace complex → museum →
alsoKnownAs	Forbidden City → 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	紫禁城 →
hasGate	East Glorious Gate → Gate of Divine Might → West Glorious Gate →
hasHall	Hall of Central Harmony → Hall of Preserving Harmony → Hall of Supreme Harmony →
hasLayout	axial north–south layout →
hasMainGate	Meridian Gate →
hasPinyin	Zǐjìnchéng →
hasSection	Inner Court → Outer Court →
lastEmperorResident	Puyi →
locatedIn	Beijing → Dongcheng District →
locatedInCountry	China →
locatedInRegion	North China →
managedBy	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 → ii → iii → iv → vi →
UNESCOSiteType	Cultural →
usedAsImperialPalaceFrom	1420 →
usedAsImperialPalaceUntil	1912 →
usedBy	Ming emperors → Qing emperors →
wallHeight	about 10 meters →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Forbidden City →	alsoKnownAs