Sinking deep into the history of China, we take a look at the Palatial Forbidden City. You may be asking yourself why is it called forbidden, am going to answer your questions right away.
Its called the " Forbidden City" because commoners were not allowed in and only imperial families could be allowed in. Its construction begun in 1406 and it took 14 years for the palace to be complete. It covers an extremely large area of about 960m from north to south and 753m from east to west. It also covers an area of 70 hectares. The Forbidden City is also made of many rooms, 9371 according to the last count. The city was a home for 24 emperors in the Ming and Qung dynasty.
It was also made up of three parts; The defenses, the outer court and the inner court.
In the defense section, a 100m high wall was built and watchtowers constructed in each corner for maximum security.
The outer court was where the emperors attended grand ceremonies and also conducted state affairs.
The inner court had three structures, the first being the palace of heavenly party whereby it was recognized as emperors sleeping quarters. The second structure was the palace of union where imperial seals were stored. The third structure was the hall of terrestrial tranquillity, the emperor's wedding room.
Coming next is the 15 unknown facts of the Forbidden City. Don't forget to comment and read my other interesting articles.
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