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China. Beijing. Forbidden City. Gate Of Divine Might. The Forbidden City Was The Chinese Imperial Palace From The Ming Dynasty To The End Of The Qing Dynasty—The Years 1420 To 1912. It Is Located In The Center Of Beijing, China, And Now Houses The Palace Museum. It Served As The Home Of Emperors And Their Households As Well As The Ceremonial And Political Centre Of Chinese Government For Almost 500 Years. Constructed From 1406 To 1420, The Complex Consists Of 980 Buildings And Covers 72 Ha (180 Acres).The Palace Complex Exemplifies Traditional Chinese Palatial Architecture, And Has Influenced Cultural And Architectural Developments In East Asia And Elsewhere. The Forbidden City Was Declared A World Heritage Site In 1987, And Is Listed By Unesco As The Largest Collection Of Preserved Ancient Wooden Structures In The World. Since 1925, The Forbidden City Has Been Under The Charge Of The Palace Museum, Whose Extensive Collection Of Artwork And Artefacts Were Built Upon The Imperial Collections Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties. Part Of The Museum's Former Collection Is Now Located In The National Palace Museum In Taipei. The Gate Of Divine Might Or Gate Of Divine Prowess Is The Northern Gate Of The Forbidden City In Beijing, China. The Gate Was Originally Named The Black Tortoise Gate, This Being The Traditional Name For The Northern Gate Of A Chinese Imperial Palace.

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China. Beijing. Forbidden City. Gate of Divine Might. The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912. It is located in the center of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. It served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government for almost 500 years. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings and covers 72 ha (180 acres).The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artefacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Part of the museum's former collection is now located in the National Palace Museum in Taipei. The Gate of Divine Might or Gate of Divine Prowess is the northern gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The Gate was originally named The Black Tortoise Gate, this being the traditional name for the northern gate of a Chinese Imperial Palace.

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