Forbidden City
General Information About the Forbidden City
Outer Court General Information
Outside The Hall of Supreme Harmony
Inside the Hall of Supreme Harmony
The Hall of Central Harmony
The Hall of Preserving Harmony
Inner Court General Information
Outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity
Inside The Palace of Heavenly Purity
Zhaoren Hall (Illustrious Kindness Hall)
Hongde Hall (Hall of Vast Virtue)
Hall of Union (Jiaotai Dian)
The Palace of Earthly Tranquility (Kunning Gong)
The Imperial Garden
The Hall of Literary Brilliance
The Belvedere of Literary Profundity
The Palace of Mental Cultivation
The Yanxi Palace (Palace Of Prolonged Happiness)
The Yikun Palace (The Palace of Earthly Honor)
Dougong
The columns are placed on the ground
Heaven - Earth, Yin - Yang
The Five Elements
Axial Symmetry
Zaojing (Coffered Ceiling)
Drainage System
About 9999 rooms in The Forbidden City
Building Materials of the Forbidden City
Bronze Water Cauldrons:
Crane And Turtles
Guarding Lion Statues
Massive Marble slab
Social Hierarchy in Architectural Design
Horizontal Expansion in Architecture
The number of studs on a door
The number of decorative mythical creatures
Threshold steps
Colours
Roofs
The Construction of the Forbidden City
The Case of the Red Pills (Hong Wan Incident, 1620)
March 18, 1644 – The Death of the Last Ming Empress
The Well of Concubine Zhen
February 12, 1912 – The Abdication of the Last Emperor
The Forbidden City Ceases to Be China’s Political Center (1912)
1923 – The Fire at the Palace of Established Happiness
1924 – Puyi’s Expulsion from the Forbidden City
The Emperor's Daily Routine
Women of the Imperial Family in the Forbidden City
The Emperor's Meals
The Emperor’s Attire: The Dragon Robe
Succession Rules of the Qing Dynasty