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Wikipedia: The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.
![[The northwest corner tower]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Northwest_cornor_of_the_Forbidden_City_s.jpg "The northwest corner tower")
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![[Two Qing Dynasty "blue porcelain" wares]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/China_qing_two_blue_ceramics_s.jpg "Two Qing Dynasty \"blue porcelain\" wares")
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![[The Jade Cabbage, formerly at the Forbidden City and now at the National Palace Museum, Taipei]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Jade_cabbage_closeup_s.jpg "The Jade Cabbage, formerly at the Forbidden City and now at the National Palace Museum, Taipei")
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![[Shenwumen Gate (神武门) of Forbidden City, Beijing]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Forbidden_City_Beijing_Shenwumen_Gate_s.jpg "Shenwumen Gate (神武门) of Forbidden City, Beijing")
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![[A picture of Forbidden City]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Forbidden_City_Courtyard_s.jpg "A picture of Forbidden City")
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![[The sign of the Hall of Supreme Harmony]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sign_of_the_Hall_of_Supreme_Harmony_2_s.jpg "The sign of the Hall of Supreme Harmony")
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![[The northwest corner tower]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sunset_of_the_Forbidden_City_2006_s.jpg "The northwest corner tower")
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![[Glazed building decoration]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BuildingDecoration_s.jpg "Glazed building decoration")
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![[The East Glorious Gate under renovation as part of the 16]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Forbiddencity_notopen06_s.jpg "The East Glorious Gate under renovation as part of the 16")
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![[The throne in the Hall of Preserving Harmony]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Forbiddencitythroneroom01_s.jpg "The throne in the Hall of Preserving Harmony")
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![[The Forbidden City, viewed from Jingshan Hill to the north]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gugun_panorama_2005_1_2_s.jpg "The Forbidden City, viewed from Jingshan Hill to the north")
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![[Equestrian painting of the Qianlong Emperor by Giuseppe Castiglione]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/The_Qianlong_Emperor_in_Ceremonial_Armour_on_Horseback_s.jpg "Equestrian painting of the Qianlong Emperor by Giuseppe Castiglione")
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![[The Forbidden City as depicted in a traditional Ming Dynasty painting]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Verbotene_Stadt1500_s.jpg "The Forbidden City as depicted in a traditional Ming Dynasty painting")
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![[A blue and white porcelain vase with cloud and dragon designs, marked with the word "Longevity", Jiajing period of...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/China_ming_blue_dragons_1_s.jpg "A blue and white porcelain vase with cloud and dragon designs, marked with the word \"Longevity\", Jiajing period of...")
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![[Location of the Forbidden City in the historic centre of Beijing]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Beijing_city_wall_map_2_s.jpg "Location of the Forbidden City in the historic centre of Beijing")
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