What Is the Forbidden City and What Is Its History

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What Is the Forbidden City and What Is Its
History?

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The Foundation
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Inside the Walls

• Known as Imperial Palace or Gu Gong
• 30 ft. wall
• 4 towers
• Moat 52 m. wide
• Largest palace structure in the world

This is one of the entrances to the forbidden
city.
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Inside the Walls (Cont.)

• Divided into 2 parts
• Outer Court
• Northern Section
• 800 structures
• 9,000 rooms
• City grounds cover over 720,000 square feet

A picture of one of the palaces within the
forbidden city
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Through the Dynasties

• Built by Emperor Yongle 1407
• Finished in 1420
• 1 million workers
• 100 thousand artisans
• Yongle declared city forbidden

Emperor Yongle
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Through the Dynasties (Cont.)

• Lasted through Ming Qing Dynasties
• Dates 18th century from fires
• Looters in early 20th century
• Last emperor died in 1924, Henry Pu Yi

Emperor Henry Pu Yi, Chinas last emperor.
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The City Today

• Popular tourist attraction
• World Cultural Heritage site
• Tours of palaces
• Treasures on display
• Now under major renovation

This display is one of the Emperors palaces
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The Many Dynasties
Much of city destroyed by numerous fires
Now under major renovation
1407
Today
Built by Emperor Yongle
World Cultural Heritage Site
Last emperor Died in 1924
City finished by over 1 million workers
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The Last Emperor

• Built by Emperor Yongle in 1407
• Took over 1 million workers to build
• Trespassing punishable by death
• Largest palace structure in the world
• Last emperor died in 1924
• One of the biggest tourist attractions

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Bibliography

• www.yangtzerivertour.com
• www.travelchinaguide.com
• www.users.dickinson.edu
• www.en.wikipedia.org
• www.warriortours.com