The Forbidden City in Beijing, formerly known as the Forbidden City, is located in the center of Beijing's central axis. It was the palace of 24 emperors in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the quintessence of the ancient palace architecture of Han Dynasty in China, an unparalleled architectural masterpiece, and one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
The Forbidden City in Beijing was started by Judy, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, in the fourth year of Yongle (A.D. 1406) and completed in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1420). Covering an area of about 720,000 square meters, the building area is about150,000 square meters. Palace buildings are all wooden structures, yellow glazed tiles and blue and white stone foundations.
2. White House-USA
The White House is the official residence and office of the President of the United States. 1792 65438+ 10,1800165438+10. 1902 was officially named "White House" by President theodore roosevelt. The White House is owned by the National Park Service and is part of the Presidential Park. The pattern on the back of the twenty-dollar bill is the White House. The White House is a white neoclassical sandstone building, located at No.0/600, Pennsylvania Avenue, northwest of Washington, D.C. The White House covers an area of more than 73,000 square meters and consists of the main building and the east and west wings. Visitors can visit the White House regularly.
3. Versailles, France
The Palace of Versailles is located in the town of Versailles, the capital of Evelyn Province in the southwest suburb of Paris, France. It has always been the French court107 (1682-1789). From an artistic point of view, the magnificent appearance and strict garden design of Versailles Palace are the results of cultural classicism in the heyday of French feudal autocracy. For hundreds of years, almost all European royal gardens have followed its design ideas. 1979 is listed in the World Cultural Heritage List.
4. Buckingham Palace, UK
Buckingham Palace is the royal palace in Britain. It was built in the city of Westminster, in the west of St James's Park in London. It was named after the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. It was originally called Buckingham Palace, which means "other people's home". 176 1 was bought by King George III of England as the queen's residence, which was then called Ban Diez Ray. 1825, George IV was rebuilt as a palace. The king of England has lived here since 1837. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live here. Buckingham Palace has more than 600 halls, including banquet hall, ceremony hall, concert hall, gallery, library and royal philatelic room, and has a large collection of paintings and furniture. There is also a royal garden covering an area of about 40 acres, in front of which there is a monument to Queen Victoria.
5. Kremlin-Russia
The Kremlin was once the palace of the tsar and the oldest building complex in Moscow. After the October Revolution, it became Soviet Russia and later became the seat of the Soviet Party and government organs. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it became the name of the Russian government. Located on Mount Borovicz, where the Negrina River meets the moscow river. Moscow river in the south, Alek Sandrov Garden in the northwest and Red Square in the southeast. Built in 1 156. Originally a wooden wall, 1367 was changed to a stone wall. /kloc-The brick palace wall (2.5km in circumference) of the 5th century has been preserved to this day. In the central church square, there are 15, 16 century Ascension Church, Angel Church, Baoxing Church, Ivan the Great Bell Tower, Polygonal Palace and so on. 1788 Senate building (now government building) completed. The Kremlin building was built in11940s. There are 20 towers around the palace wall. The most magnificent towers in the palace are Spartak, Nikolai, Troitsk, Paul Witz, Waldorf, and so on. 1937, a pentagonal ruby star was installed on the tower.
6. Louvre-France
The Louvre is one of the largest palace buildings in France, located on the banks of the Seine River in Paris, the capital, on the south side of Paris Opera Square. As early as 1546, French King Francois I decided to build a new palace on the basis of the original castle. After the continuous expansion of nine monarchs, it lasted for more than 300 years, forming a magnificent U-shaped palace complex.
The Louvre is one of the three largest museums in the world. It was built in 1204 and is famous for its rich collection of classical paintings and sculptures. It is one of the most precious buildings in the French Renaissance. Its overall building is U-shaped, covering an area of 24 hectares and a building area of 4.8 hectares. The Louvre is divided into six parts: Greek and Roman Art Museum, Egyptian Art Museum, Oriental Art Museum, Painting Museum, Sculpture Museum and Decorative Art Museum.
The east facade of the Louvre is a masterpiece of European classical architecture. According to statistics, the Louvre Museum covers an area of 19 hectares, including the courtyard. It is located on the right bank of the Seine from east to west, with a length of 690 meters on both sides. The whole building is very magnificent. Hundreds of spacious halls for displaying treasures are magnificent, with exquisite murals and exquisite reliefs on the walls and tops of the halls.
7. Potala Palace-China
At the top of the Red Mountain in Lhasa, Tibet, China, there is a world-famous palace-style ancient building complex. This is the Potala Palace, which was built in the 7th century AD and has a history of 1300 years. China famous ancient buildings, national key cultural relics protection units. Potala is a Sanskrit transliteration of Guanyin Resort Putuo Luojia, which means Guanyin mercy saves all beings. It was built in the early years of the Tang Dynasty when Songzan Gambu was used. The Potala Palace is more than 3,700 meters above sea level, with a total area of more than 360,000 square meters, with a length of 360 meters from east to west and a width of 270 meters from north to south. Main building 13 floor, height117m. It is the tallest building in the world, integrating palaces, castles and monasteries.
8. Topkapa Palace Museum-Turkey
Topkapa Palace Museum is the largest museum in Turkey, located on the top of a hill called "Gongbi" in the European part of Istanbul, the ancient capital of Turkey, on the south bank of Golden Horn Bay. The "Palace Nose" stretches out to the sea like a small peninsula, with the vast Marmarahoi on the right front and the entrance to the Bosphorus Strait on the left front, with beautiful scenery. Topkapa Palace is the palace where 25 sultans lived in the heyday of the Ottoman Empire. Built in 1478. As a 400-year-old palace, it is an outstanding example of palace architecture in Ottoman period. After the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, this palace was turned into a museum.
Others include Beloyle Palace-Sultan, Le Nim Chimpsky Palace-UK, Gyeongbokgung Palace-Korean, Elysee Palace-French, Sch? nbrunn Palace-Austrian, and so on.