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Forbidden City
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Chinese imperial palace in Beijing
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The Forbidden City, also known as the Museo del Palacio Imperial, is a site located in Beijing. Its inception dates to 1420, and it officially opened in 1923. The complex covers an area of 72 units. It receives 19,300,000 visitors per year.
The institution maintains an official website available in Spanish, Russian, Japanese, and French at intl.dpm.org.cn. It is cataloged under code 100 and is featured in the Commons category and gallery for the Forbidden City. The site is referenced by 1,531 other encyclopedia articles.
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Vietnamese name VietnameseTử Cấm Thành Chữ Hán紫禁城 Manchu name Manchu script ᡩᠠᠪᡴᡡᡵᡳ ᡩᠣᡵᡤᡳ ᡥᠣᡨᠣᠨ Romanizationdabkūri dorgi hoton "Former Inner City"
The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence of 24 Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors, and the center of political power in China for over 500 years from 1420 to 1924. The palace is now administered by the Palace Museum and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. The Forbidden City is one of the most famous palaces in all of Chinese history, and is the largest preserved royal palace complex still standing in the world.
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