The construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing began in the fourth year of Yongle (1406), based on the Forbidden City in Nanjing, and was completed in the eighteenth year of Yongle (1420). It is a rectangular city with a length of 96 1 m from north to south and a width of 753 m from east to west. Surrounded by a wall with a height of 10 meter, there is a moat with a width of 52 meters outside the city. The architecture of the Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court.

The center of the outer court is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe, which are collectively called the three halls, and are the places where the country holds ceremonies. The center of the Forbidden City is Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, collectively referred to as the last three palaces, which are the main palaces where emperors and empresses live.

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Protective measures of the Forbidden City

The Master Plan for the Protection of the Forbidden City, jointly compiled by the Forbidden City and the Institute of Architectural History of China Architectural Design and Research Institute, was published and solicited opinions. The planned protection targets are the Forbidden City and its property units, including the Forbidden City, Duanmen, Da Gao Xuan Dian, Huangshi Pavilion, Shi Yu yamen and supervision room. There are 5 royal buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a total area of 106 hectares. The planning scope is the same as the world cultural heritage buffer zone of the Forbidden City, that is, the area around the Forbidden City, and it is expected to achieve the goal in 2025.

2065438+On August 22nd, 2006, the Forbidden City announced in Beijing that the scientific research project of hall of mental cultivation's research and restoration project was fully launched. Hall of mental cultivation research and restoration project is the first comprehensive research and restoration project of movable and immovable cultural relics in China. The Palace Museum will take this project as an opportunity to establish scientific norms for the restoration of cultural heritage through mechanism innovation and create a model for the restoration and protection of chinese heritage.

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