The Imperial Palace拓展资料故宫:北京故宫是中国明清两代的皇家宫殿,旧称为紫禁城,位于北京中轴线的中心,是中国古代宫廷建筑之精华。北京故宫以三大殿为中心,占地面积72万平方米,建筑面积约15万平方米,有大小宫殿七十多座,房屋九千余间。是世界上现存规模最大、保存最为完整的木质结构古建筑之一。北京故宫于明成祖永乐四年(1406年)开始建设,以南京故宫为蓝本营建,到永乐十八年(1420年)建成。它是一座长方形城池,南北长961米,东西宽753米,四面围有高10米的城墙,城外有宽52米的护城河。
The Palace Museum is also called the Forbidden City, which started to be built in It took 200,000 people fourteen years to build It was finished in There are 9,999 rooms in all the In China, nine is regarded as a lucky number At present, it is free for Chinese students to visit every TThe Palace Museum has treasures of over 5,000 years'