Forbidden City
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The Forbidden City 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
The Forbidden City viewed from Jingshan Hill
The Forbidden City as depicted in a Ming dynasty painting.
A depiction of the Forbidden City from the German magazine Die Gartenlaube (1853).
Aerial view of the Forbidden City (1900 or 1901).
Tiananmen
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The Tiananmen, also Tian'anmen, is the entrance gate of the Forbidden City imperial palace complex and Imperial City in the center of Beijing, China. It is widely used as a national symbol.
Tian'anmen in 2020
Tiananmen in 1901
Tiananmen in 2006
A close-up of the rooftop