Forbidden City

Looking through the Gate of Heavenly Peace, Tianmen, to the next gate, Duanmen	Duanmen, the gate between Tiananmen and the Meridian Gate	Duanmen, the gate between Tiananmen and the Meridian Gate	Chinese soldiers, Forbidden City, Beijing
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, Beijing	Meridian Gate, Forbidden City	Meridian Gate, Forbidden City	Door detail, Forbidden City
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City	East side of the Meridian Gate from outside the walls	Palace Moat and the east side of the Meridian Gate	Tower at the southeast corner of the Forbidden City, Beijing
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City	In front of the Tiananmen guard barracks	Forbidden City Ceremonial Guard	Forbidden City ceremonial guards being inspected
Someone is in trouble....	Forbidden City Guard boots lined up outside their barracks	Waiting outside the Forbidden City	Map of the Tiananmen Square area at the Meridian Gate
Tiananmen Square map, Beijing	Chinese soldiers at the Meridian Gate, Forbidden City	Meridian Gate, Forbidden City, 17th Century	Opening Hours of the Forbidden City
Meridian Gate, Forbidden City	Inside the Meridian Gate, next is the Gate of Supreme Harmony	Bridge over the Golden Stream	The Golden Stream, shaped like a Tartar bow
Golden River Stream, Forbidden City	The Gate of Supreme Harmony, TaiHe Men undergoing restoration in preparation for the Olympics	Small gate to the west of Gate of Supreme Harmony	NW Tower next to Gate of Supreme Harmony
Zhao De Men, Forbidden City	The main courtyard with the Hall of Supreme Harmony, with a capacity of 100,000	Chinese soldiers at the Forbidden City, Beijing	Rooftop details, Forbidden City
With the Hall of Supreme Harmony under restoration, I was able to get a clear shot up the central axis	Courtyard of Supreme Harmony	Hallof Supreme Harmony undergoing restoration	Roof tiles from the Hall of Supreme Harmony
Tower of Enhanced Righteousness	Painted beams, Forbidden City	Supreme Harmony Square	Tower of Manifest Benevolence, Supreme Harmony Square
East side of the Courtyard of Supreme Harmony	Side gate to the east of the Hall of Supreme Harmony	Eastern arcade, Forbidden City	NE Corner of the Courtyard of Hall of Middle Harmony
Tower, NE Corner, Courtyard of Hall of Middle Harmony	Courtyard of Hall of Middle Harmony	Raised terrace leading to the BaoHe Dia, Hall of Preserving Harmony	The pagoda of Beihai Park, north of the Forbidden City
Terraces and rooftops, Forbidden City	Hall of Middle Harmony	Hall of Middle Harmony, Forbidden City	Hall of Preserving Harmony
Carved dragon ramp, Hall of Preserving Harmony	Hall of Preserving Harmony	Hall of Preserving Harmony - Bao He Dian	The sign reads "Huang Jian You Ji" - the Highest Norms for the Emperor to Found a Regime
Hall of Preserving Harmony	Hall of Preserving Harmony	Hall of Preserving Harmony	Large bronze vessel, Forbidden City
Detail of the large bronze vessel, Forbidden City	Detail	The Forbidden City Starbucks, now slightly hidden without its sign	Carved marble ramp, Forbidden City
Carved marble ramp leading up to Hall of Preserving Harmony	Dragon carved on the marble ramp, Forbidden City	Dragon carved on the marble ramp, Forbidden City	Dragon carved on the marble ramp, Forbidden City
Lion guarding the Gate lf Heavenly Purity	Lion guardian (male), Forbidden City	Lion at the Gate of Heavenly Purity	Lion at the Gate of Heavenly Purity
Tourist at the Forbidden City	Lion guardian, female (with cub)	Lion guarding the Gate of Heavely Purity	Gate of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City
Lions guarding the Gate of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City	Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City	Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City	Palace of Heavenly Purity, Beijing
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City	Carved marble dragon, Forbidden City	Forbidden City	Turtle, Forbidden City
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City	Imperial throne, Palace of Heavenly Purity	Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City	Sundial, Forbidden City
Crane, Forbidden City	Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City	Hall of Heavenly and Terrestrial Union, Forbidden City	Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Forbidden City
Roof detail, Forbidden City	Roof detail, Forbidden City	Roof detail, Forbidden City	Hall of Heavenly and Terrestrial Union with the Imperial Jade Seals
Gate of Tranquil Earth, leading to the Imperial Garden	Roof detail, Forbidden City	Imperial Garden, Forbidden City	Thousand Autumns Pavilion (Thousand Year Pavilion), Imperial Garden
Thousand Autumns Pavilion, Imperial Garden	Dragon on the ceiling of the Thousand Autumns Pavilion	Imperial garden detail	Imperial Garden, NW corner
Elephant, Imperial Garden	Twisted old tree, Imperial Garden, Forbidden City	Pavilion of Ten Thousand Spring Seasons, Imperial Garden	Pavilion roof detail
Shop of the Forbidden City	Hall of Receiving Celestial Favor	Forbidden City bronze collection	Bronze weapon of the Shang Dynasty
Detail of bronze container with three rams heads (ca 1500-1027 BC)	Bird shaped wine vessel (ca 476-369 BC)	Chime of bells, musical instruments with interlaced hydra design (ca 476-369 BC)	Northeast quarter of the Forbidden City
Roof detail, Forbidden City	Clothes of an Imperial Concubine	Clothes of an Imperial Concubine	Clothes of an Imperial Concubine
Gilded seal of the concubine Hui Fei, 1873	Sedan chair, Forbidden City	Forbidden City	Bed, Forbidden City
Ruins of the Palace of Prolonging Happiness (Yan Xi Gong) destroyed by fire 1845	Ruins of the Palace of Prolonging Happiness (Yan Xi Gong) destroyed by fire 1845	Forbidden City museum of porcelain and caligraphy	The Palace Museum Center for Caligraphy and Painting Research
The Palace Museum Center for Caligraphy and Painting Research	The Palace Museum Center for Caligraphy and Painting Research	The Palace Museum Center for Caligraphy and Painting Research	"Door God"
Chinese porcelain, Forbidden City collection	Chinese porcelain, Forbidden City collection	Buddha riding an elephant, Qing Dynasty	NE Quarter of the Forbidden City
Map of the Forbidden City, Beijing	Door handle, Forbidden City	Tower on the Outer Wall, Moat, Forbidden City, Beijing	Chinese police jogging in formation, Forbidden City
Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City	Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City	Gate of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City	Female Lion Guardian before the Gate of Supreme Harmony
North side of Gate of Supreme Harmony	Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City	Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City	Dragon Carving, Forbidden City
Roof Detail, Forbidden City	Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City	Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City	Crane shaped Incense Burner, Forbidden City
Hall of Middle Harmony in front of the Hall of Preserving Harmony	Corner NE of Hall of Middle Harmony	Roof detail, Hall of Preserving Harmony	Imperial Throne in Hall of Preserving Harmony
Dragon carved marble ramp to Hall of Preserving Harmony	Female Lion Guardian before the Gate of Heavenly Purity	Detail of Lion	Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City
Palace of Heavenly Purity, Forbidden City	Palace of Heavenly Purity on a 1936 Central Bank of China 5 Yuan note	Detail of the Palace of Heavenly Purity	Imperial Throne in Palace of Heavenly Purity
The Imperial Seals in the Hall of Heavenly and Terrestrial Union	Imperial Garden, Forbidden City	Inner roof detail, Imperial Garden	Bronze Cranes, Forbidden City
Imperial Art Collection, Forbidden City	Starbucks of Supreme Misplacement, Forbidden City	PEK Mar19 235.jpg	Beijing Mar19 016.jpg
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