Forbidden City

Forbidden City
the palace of the Qing Dynasty, which is preserved as a museum in Beijing, China

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  • Forbidden City — Forbidden Cit|y the Forbidden City an area in Beijing, China, that is surrounded by a wall. In the past, no one except the ↑imperial (=royal) family and their servants was allowed to enter it, but it is now open to the public and a lot of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Forbidden City — Gugong redirects here. For other uses, see Gugong (disambiguation). Palace Museum redirects here. For the historical building in Stone Town, Zanzibar, see Palace Museum, Zanzibar. For other uses, see Forbidden City (disambiguation). Coordinates:… …   Wikipedia

  • Forbidden City — a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China. * * * Imperial Palace complex in Beijing, containing hundreds of buildings and some 9,000 rooms. It… …   Universalium

  • Forbidden City — noun 1. the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers • Syn: ↑Lhasa, ↑Lassa, ↑capital of Tibet • Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital • Part Holonyms: ↑Tibet, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Forbidden City (novel) — Forbidden City is a novel by William E. Bell and tells the story of a young boy named Alex and his father, on a quest to photograph and record the events in Tiananmen Square. PlotForbidden City by William Bell is a story of action, loss and… …   Wikipedia

  • Forbidden City Cop — (Daai laap mat taam 008) est un film hongkongais réalisé par Stephen Chow et Vincent Kok, sorti en 1996. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Forbidden City (nightclub) — The Forbidden City was a Chinese themed nightclub and cabaret in business from the late 1930s to the late 1950s at 363 Sutter Street (the former space is now renumbered 369 Sutter Street) in San Francisco s Chinatown.cite… …   Wikipedia

  • Forbidden City (disambiguation) — The phrase Forbidden City can refer to: * The Imperial palace in Beijing. The Forbidden City (Zijincheng) is also known as Gugong (Imperial Palace) * The city of Lhasa in Tibet. * The city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. * The city of Harar, an eastern …   Wikipedia

  • Forbidden City (Electronic song) — Infobox Single Name = Forbidden City Cover size = Caption = Artist = Electronic Album = Raise the Pressure A side = B side = Imitation of Life , A New Religion Released = Start date|1996|6|24 Format = 7 , CD, cassette Recorded = 1994 [ NOISE , 20 …   Wikipedia

  • Forbidden City Tour — Infobox Album Name = Forbidden City Tour Type = studio Artist = the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra Released = October 28, 2007 Recorded = August 3–4, 2007 at China Central Radio Station in Beijing, People s Republic of China Genre = Classical,… …   Wikipedia

  • FORBIDDEN CITY, BEIJING —    The Forbidden City, the name given the imperial palace complex in Beijing, China, was constructed during the Ming Dynasty (1368 1644) and remains important today as one of the few large scale architectural monuments to survive the centuries of …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

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