The Forbidden City (Architecture 1400-1800)
History and Background
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The Forbidden City was built in 1406 by the first Ming Emperor of China, Yo...
The Architectural Structure
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The Forbidden City is located in Beijing, China. The palace is made up of over 900 buildings and the grounds include gardens, series of gat...
The Meaning of Color
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Over the fourteen years spent to create the Imperial Palace, over 200,000 laborers and artisans worked to design and build ...
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