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The former Forbidden City, built between
1406 and 1420 in the center of Beijing city proper, had
been the imperial residence of 24 emperors of the Ming and
Qing dynasties. One of the largest and best preserved palace
complexes in the world, it has become the Palace Museum
since the 1950s. There are approximately one million rare
and valuable objects collected here.
Covering an area of 72 hectares, the Palace has a total
floor space of some 160,000 sq m with 9,999 room units.
The Throne Hall - Hall of Supreme Harmony - is China's tallest
ancient palace building of timber, where during the reign
of the Ming and Qing emperors all the important national
ceremonies took place. The palace halls in symmetrical array
represent the acme of China's ancient architectural art.
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