Ming Palace
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The Ming Palace, also known as the "Forbidden City of Nanjing", was the 14th-century imperial palace of the early Ming dynasty, when Nanjing was the capital of China.
The Meridian Gate (front gate) of the Ming Palace, viewed from the northern (inner) side.
The Meridian Gate viewed from the southern, outer side
Column bases
Inside the Meridian Gate park
The Presidential Palace in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, housed the Office of the President of the Republic of China from 1927 until the capital was relocated to Taipei in 1949. It is now a museum called t
Ming Palace
…Revolution leaders declared Nanjing to be the capital of their Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they chose not to restore the Ming Palace, but to build a new Palace of the Heavenly King. In this process, they sourced a large amount of construction material from the remains of the Ming Palace, until almost nothing remained of the buildings…
Aerial view of the Palace, displays the sign "Presidential Palace" (總統府). Prior to 1948, the sign read "Nationalist Government" (國民政府)
Model of the Palace of the Heavenly King (Tianwang Fu)
People's Liberation Army occupying the Presidential Palace in April 1949.
The main gate, built in 1929