中国古代建筑史04第四章宫殿.pptVIP

CHINESE ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE Chapter 4 Palace 1.Beijings Imperial Palace – the Forbidden City The location of Beijing 1.Beijings Imperial Palace– the Forbidden City 1.Beijings Imperial Palace– the Forbidden City Extant Beijings Imperial Palace started building in 1407 and finished in 1420. Called Forbidden City, 760 meters wide from east to west, 960 meters long from north to south, covering an area of 720,000 square meters. 9999 palaces altogether take 160,000 square meters construction area. It is surrounded by city walls 10 meters high, and the moat 5 meters wide at the four sides. 1.