The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Imperial_Palace_of_the_Ming_and_Qing_Dynasties
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:palace
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Forbidden_City
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 15 million
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Chinese palatial architecture
gptkbp:area 72 hectares
gptkbp:built 1406-1420
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Yongle_Emperor
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Palace_Museum
gptkbp:easternGate gptkb:East_Glorious_Gate
gptkbp:featuredIn numerous films and TV series
gptkbp:function imperial residence
political center
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Palace_Museum
gptkbp:hasMoat 52 meters
gptkbp:hasWall 10 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Korean_palaces
Japanese palaces
Vietnamese palaces
traditional Chinese cosmology
gptkbp:location gptkb:Beijing,_China
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:Meridian_Gate
gptkbp:northOf gptkb:Gate_of_Divine_Might
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Hall_of_Supreme_Harmony
gptkb:Hall_of_Central_Harmony
gptkb:Hall_of_Mental_Cultivation
gptkb:Hall_of_Preserving_Harmony
gptkb:Palace_of_Heavenly_Purity
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 8,700
gptkbp:openToPublic since 1925
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Historic_Centre_of_Beijing
gptkbp:restored multiple times since 20th century
gptkbp:significance largest ancient palatial structure in the world
symbol of imperial power
gptkbp:southernGate gptkb:Meridian_Gate
gptkbp:surroundedBy gptkb:castle
walled garden
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria i
ii
iv
vi
iii
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 439
since 1987
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Ming_dynasty
gptkb:Qing_dynasty
gptkbp:website https://en.dpm.org.cn/
gptkbp:westernGate gptkb:West_Glorious_Gate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:明清两代皇宫
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6