Forbidden City, History, Facts, & Map

Forbidden City, imperial palace complex at the heart of Beijing (Peking), China, so named because access to the area was barred to most of the subjects of the realm. Commissioned in 1406 by the Yongle emperor of the Ming dynasty, it was first officially occupied by the court in 1420.

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