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Roofs Walls Dragons Imperial Palace Shenyang Liaoning Province China

The eaves of the imperial building of the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

Outside of Forbidden city during and a bit after sunrise. Mostly Forbidden city is surrounded by moat and each corner is ancient watch tower.

Standing outside the east gate, people can appreciate the beautiful view of the square south of the Meridian Gate of Forbidden City through the big red palace door. The door is painted in red with doornail.

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

Architectural scenery of Emperor Qianlong's mausoleum, Eastern Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty, China

Ancient architecture in the forbidden city

Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing

detail of a roof of a buddhist temple in Shenzhen China

Beijing, China - March 8, 2016: Inner courtyard of the famous Forbidden City in Beijing China

A breathtaking aerial view of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, bathed in the warm hues of the setting sun.

The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The entrance to the Forbidden City with a sign saying 'Meridian Gate'. View from outside the Forbidden City.

$he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.$

Chinese ancient architecture in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia

Ping Shan Heritage Trail historical street in Hong Kong

The Forbidden City was the political and ritual center of China for over 500 years. It was home to 24 emperors during Ming and Qing dynasties.

View over the city of Beiijng from Jingshan park

Part of the traditional Chinese style royal palace in the Forbidden City, Beijing.

Photos of Forbidden city in Beijing after snow storm at winter 2021-2022.

This photo was taken in Beijing Forbidden City

Cornices and dragon shaped columns of the Forbidden City

A low-angle view of an ancient temple in China on a sunny day

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