The Forbidden City. Palace complex in Beijing. Postcard

Travel photographs. The Forbidden City. Palace complex in Beijing. 2024.

The largest palace complex in the world. It is located in the center of Beijing, north of Tiananmen Square and east of the Lake District. The main palace complex of Chinese emperors from the Ming dynasty until the end of the Qing dynasty — that is, from 1420 to 1912. Throughout this entire period it served both as the residence of the emperors and their families and as the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government. From here, 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ruled the Celestial Empire.