Situated in the center of Beijing City and now called Gugong in Chinese, which means the ancient imperial palace. It has been the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1912) Dynasties. It took 14 years during the reign of Emperor Chengzu to finish it in Ming Dyansty. Now, it is the largest-scale, best preserved and the grandest ancient palace and building complex in the world.
The Imperial Palace is divided into two ceremonial areas: the Outer Palace and the Inner Court, with Taihe Palace as the tallest and the most majestic one. Grand ceremonies like throne ascending ceremony, wedding ceremony, title conferring ceremony, the launching ceremony etc were all held in Taihe Palace. Yangxin Palace is the most famous one in inner court.
Ancient Chinese Astronomers believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the center of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the empeor. Hence its name 'The Purple Forbidden City', usually 'The Forbidden City'.
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