Guards outside the Meridian Gate
The Meridian Gate
A view of the main courtyard
Looking back at the Taihe gate from the main courtyard
Another view of the main courtyard
Climbing up the stairs to Zonghe Hall
One of the emperor's many thrones, and possibly the least impressive. I've only seen the others in pictures, since they're in the buildings under renovation, but they're much bigger and more golden, even though the style is basically the same.
A detail of the roofs in the Forbidden City. A way of telling a building's importance is counting the number of figurines in the corner. This one is pretty important.
Behind the Forbidden City's roofs, one of the corner towers and, in the background, the White Dagoba in Beihai Park, right outside the Palace Museum.
Stone carvings on the stairs behind Baohe Hall
Guards outside the Meridian Gate
The Meridian Gate
A view of the main courtyard
Looking back at the Taihe gate from the main courtyard
Another view of the main courtyard
Climbing up the stairs to Zonghe Hall
One of the emperor's many thrones, and possibly the least impressive. I've only seen the others in pictures, since they're in the buildings under renovation, but they're much bigger and more golden, even though the style is basically the same.
A detail of the roofs in the Forbidden City. A way of telling a building's importance is counting the number of figurines in the corner. This one is pretty important.
Behind the Forbidden City's roofs, one of the corner towers and, in the background, the White Dagoba in Beihai Park, right outside the Palace Museum.
Stone carvings on the stairs behind Baohe Hall
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