Are the Forbidden City and the Forbidden City the same place?

The Forbidden City and the Forbidden City are the same place.

The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of China in Ming and Qing Dynasties, formerly known as the Forbidden City. It is located in the center of Beijing's central axis and is the essence of ancient court architecture in China. The Forbidden City in Beijing is centered on three halls, covering an area of 720,000 square meters, with a construction area of about10.5 million square meters. There are more than 70 palaces and 9000 houses. It is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden buildings in the world.

The construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing began in the fourth year of Yongle (1406), based on the Forbidden City in Nanjing, and was completed in the eighteenth year of Yongle (1420). It is a rectangular city with a length of 96 1 m from north to south and a width of 753 m from east to west. Surrounded by a wall with a height of 10 meter, there is a moat with a width of 52 meters outside the city.

The architecture of the Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The center of the outer court is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe, which are collectively called the three halls, and are the places where the country holds ceremonies. The center of the Forbidden City is Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, collectively referred to as the last three palaces, which are the main palaces where emperors and empresses live.

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The main buildings of the Forbidden City

1. Four gates of the Forbidden City: Wumen Gate, Donghuamen Gate, Xihuamen Gate and Shenwumen Gate.

2. Outer courtyard building

Taihemen, Taihemen Square, Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall, Baohe Hall, Tijen Hall and Hongyi Hall.

3. Neiting Middle Road

Gan Qing Gate, Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Hall, Kunning Palace, Royal Garden, Royal Pavilion and Fried Kitchen Hall.

4. Neiting West Road

Hall of mental cultivation, Changchun Palace, Yikun Palace, Palace of Gathered Elegance, Taijitang, Yongshou Palace, Zhonghua Palace, Xianfu Palace and Shufangzhai.

5. Neiting East Road

Fengxian Palace, Chenggan Palace, Ren Jing Palace, Yan Xi Palace, Jingyang Palace, Yonghe Palace, Yuqing Palace Palace and Zhai Palace.

6. Other buildings

Wuying Hall, Forbidden City, Cining Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion, Yin Changting, Shou 'an Palace, Health Hall, Jiulong Wall, Zhenfeijing.

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