Forbidden City (Palace Museum)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Imperial Palaces Of The Ming And Qing Dynasties, 1987); Palace Museum; National 5A Tourist Attraction · Beijing, Beijing
The imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, completed in 1420: a 72-hectare walled complex of nearly a thousand buildings on a strict north-south axis in the heart of Beijing, home to 24 emperors over five centuries until the last emperor, Puyi, was expelled in 1924. Ringed by a 10-metre wall and a 52-metre moat, its golden-roofed halls rise from the ceremonial Outer Court to the private Inner Court and the Imperial Garden. Today it is the Palace Museum, holding more than 1.8 million objects - the most-visited palace complex in the world, with roughly 40,000 real-name tickets a day that routinely sell out a week ahead.
4 Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, Beijing, China
Tuesday-Sunday: Apr 1-Oct 31 8:30-17:00 (last entry 16:00); Nov 1-Mar 31 8:30-16:30 (last entry 15:30). CLOSED MONDAYS except public holidays.
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