Photos of Hall of Supreme Harmony

20160503_China_5766 crop Beijing sRGB by Dan Lundberg

The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest building in the Forbidden City and one of the largest wooden structures in China. No building in the empire could be higher. The original hall was built in 1406 but was destroyed by fire seven times. It was rebuilt for the last time in 1695-1697. The yellow roof indicates an imperial building. The hall was used for important occasions such as enthronement and wedding ceremonies. The Forbidden City is the largest palace complex in the world. It was ‘forbidden’ because no one could enter or leave without the emperor’s permission. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, it covers 72 hectares/178 acres. The 980 surviving buildings comprise 8,886 rooms. Over the succeeding centuries it was the home of 24 emperors until 1924 when the last emperor of China was driven out. Today the Forbidden City is formally known as the Palace Museum. The Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. On Google Earth: Hall of Supreme Harmony 39°54'57.08"N, 116°23'26.95"E
Hall of Supreme Harmony (中文: 太和殿) is a tourist attraction, one of the Palaces in Beijing, China. It is located: 328 km from Tianjin, 470 km from Tangshan, 800 km from Shijiazhuang. Read further
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