The Forbidden City
View fron the Coal Hill
Beijing, May 2010
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.
It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum.
For almost five hundred years, it served as the home of emperors and their households,
as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.
Built in 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms
and covers 720,000 m2 (7,800,000 sq ft). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture
and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.
The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 and is listed by UNESCO
as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. (wikipedia)
Manfred-G 04/08/2010 23:24
Sehr gut.Hatte leider weniger Glück und es war sehr viel Smog.
xwang 22/07/2010 18:57
NIce view.Heinrich Wittmeier 21/07/2010 13:32
ein fantastischer blick über die dächer. toll festgehalten, gratuliere.l.g. Heinrich
Hanne L. 19/07/2010 19:30
Die verschiedenen Dachflächen wirken im Detail wie im Großen richtig gut!Lieben Gruß, Hanne
Ulfert k 19/07/2010 18:34
Herrlicher Überblick über dieses interessante Areal.lg
ulfert k
N. Claudia 19/07/2010 15:49
eine wirklich einwandfreie und wunderschöne aufnahme..einen lg claudia
Birgitt Volz 18/07/2010 23:14
Great Pictures!! ComplimentsBirgitt