Many people are curious, what is the largest palace building in the world? Some people say Notre Dame de Paris? No. Could that be the Louvre in France? Let me tell you, it's not. In fact, the largest palace building in the world is the Forbidden City in Beijing, China!
The largest palace in the world is---The Forbidden City in Beijing
The Forbidden City, also known as the Forbidden City, was the centerpiece of the Ming and Qing dynasties. of the royal palace. The Forbidden City was first built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty ***1406 AD***. It has experienced the administration and residence of 24 generations of emperors. It has a history of more than 560 years. It is the most complete and largest ancient palace complex in my country. , is also the largest emperor's palace in the world. In the past, this palace belonged to the feudal emperors, but now it has become the largest museum in my country, known as the Palace Museum. It is a famous place of interest visited and visited by domestic and foreign tourists.
The Forbidden City starts from Tiananmen and Duanmen and goes inward along the straight avenue. Not far away is the Meridian Gate, which is the main entrance to the Forbidden City. The Meridian Gate is also called the Five Phoenix Tower. There is a gate on each of the east, south, west, and north sides of the Forbidden City. The Meridian Gate is on the south, the Donghua Gate is on the east, the Xihua Gate is on the west, and the Shenwu Gate is on the north. At each of the four corners of the Forbidden City, there is a turret with an ingenious shape. The entire imperial city is a rectangular city with a palace wall about 3 kilometers long and a 52-meter-wide moat surrounding the wall, forming a spectacular and fortified castle. There are overlapping palaces in the Forbidden City, with strict layout and different shapes. There are about 890 palaces of various types, 1.87 million houses, and a construction area of ??about 150,000 square meters.
After passing the Meridian Gate and passing through the Gate of Supreme Harmony, you will reach the center of the Forbidden City. Here are the famous three halls of the Forbidden City: the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, and the Hall of Preservation and Harmony. The three main halls stand on a white marble platform more than two meters high. The platform is divided into three floors. The edges of each floor are surrounded by white marble railings. The railings are engraved with dragons, phoenixes and flowing clouds. Many white jade dragon heads protrude from the four corners of the platform. , is the drainage point of the platform base. Whenever it rains, the accumulated water flows out from the faucet mouth, just like thousands of faucets spraying water. The scenery is wonderful and is the perfect combination of ancient Chinese architectural science and art. The entire palace can be divided into two major building groups, the "Outer Court" in the front and the "Inner Court" in the back. The outer court is dominated by the three main halls of Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe, with two halls of Wenhua and Yingwu on both sides. It is the main place where the emperor presides over government affairs and summons ministers. The inner court is composed of Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace as the main body, with the East and West Palaces as the two wings. It is the place where the emperor handles daily government affairs and where the concubines and princes live and play.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony in the outer dynasty is located in the center of the Forbidden City and is built on the central axis of the Forbidden City. The hall is 28 meters wide, 63 meters long, and covers an area of ??about 2,370 square meters. It is the largest palace in the Forbidden City and the largest wooden structure hall in the country. Under the blue sky, the sun shines on the golden glazed tile roof, which looks particularly brilliant.
There are 12 red columns on the front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. There are gold-lacquered wooden pillars inside the hall and a large caisson with a gold-lacquered dragon playing with a ball on the top of the hall. In the center of the hall, there is a two-meter-high red lacquered wooden pillar. On the platform, there is a gold-lacquered and gold-lacquered carved throne, with a dragon-carved screen behind it. The emperor sits on the throne, showing the majesty of the emperor and the splendor of the "Golden Palace". The gold-locked windows and vermilion lacquer doors of the Hall of Supreme Harmony complement each other with the white marble platform. They are colorful, majestic and amazing. Behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the Hall of Zhonghe, which is a gilt-topped square hall in the shape of a pavilion. In the hall, there is a Yunlong shoulder Yu Yu carried by two people and eight people. It is a place where the emperor takes a rest before holding a grand ceremony and receives worship from the officials. Sometimes the emperor You can also read memorials and congratulations here. Behind the Zhonghe Hall is the Baohe Hall, which is where the emperor gave banquets and held imperial examinations. In the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's banquet for ministers was also held here every New Year's Eve. The three main halls of Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe, a huge collection of palaces, stand majestically, showing the majesty of the emperor's power.
In front of the inner court is the Qianqing Palace, which is the emperor's bedroom and the place where daily government activities are handled. There is also a golden throne inside the palace, where the emperor could hold court ceremonies, review memorials and introduce officials. A gold plaque with the words "Upright and Bright" hangs high above the throne.
Starting from the Yongzheng period in the Qing Dynasty, in order to ease the struggle for the throne among the princes, the imperial edict for passing the throne was written in advance and placed behind the "Upright and Bright" plaque. After the emperor died, it was taken out and opened to announce to whom the throne would be passed. . Behind the Qianqing Palace is the Jiaotai Palace, where the emperor celebrated his birthday and received gifts from his ministers. In 1748, the 13th year of Qianlong's reign, 25 precious seals representing feudal imperial power were also collected here. Behind Jiaotai Palace is Kunning Palace, which is the queen's bedroom. In the Qing Dynasty, it was changed into the bridal chamber where the emperor got married or a place where he worshiped gods. The three palaces of Qianqing, Jiaotai and Kunning in the inner court are called the "back three palaces". Their layout is basically the same as that of the first three palaces, except that the serious atmosphere is reduced, and the color painting patterns on the buildings have also changed; the first three palaces are decorated with dragons. Mainly, the phoenix patterns in the last three palaces are increased, such as double phoenixes facing the sun, dragon and phoenix showing auspiciousness, phoenix and peony, etc. The six east and west palaces are where the emperor's concubines lived, which is what people often call the "three palaces and six courtyards". Now it has become an exhibition hall of ancient art, displaying precious paintings, ceramics, bronzes, handicrafts, etc. collected in the palace.
In addition to being a majestic ancient palace building, the Forbidden City is also a treasure house of ancient cultural relics. The Forbidden City is now the Palace Museum. There are more than 900,000 pieces of various cultural relics in the museum, mainly including paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, bronzes, ceramics, embroidery, brocades, etc. There are also more than 9 million original items from the Ming and Qing dynasties. These are valuable assets and priceless treasures for studying Chinese history. For example, there are a large number of famous ancient paintings in the painting museum. Many of the works by court and folk painters from the Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan to Ming and Qing dynasties are rare treasures. The Ceramics Museum is colorful and beautiful. There are nearly a thousand ceramic treasures unearthed from various dynasties, such as original porcelain from the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, pottery from the Han Dynasty, three-color pottery horses and camels from the Tang Dynasty, celadon and white porcelain from the Song Dynasty, and Yuan Dynasty. The various colored porcelains of the Ming, Ming and Qing dynasties vividly reflect the history of the development of ceramics in our country. The Treasure Hall is really like a treasure house, with various gems, sparkling gold and silver vessels, pearls and emeralds, as well as golden phoenix crowns, ivory and jade carvings. All kinds of treasures are unparalleled in the world; the most outstanding one is the Haoduo Tower, which weighs 5,000 A large-scale jade carving weighing more than 1 kilogram is rare in the world and is a priceless treasure. Seeing such cultural relics can make people truly understand the splendid culture of ancient my country and the great creativity of our working people. The Chinese people are hardworking and intelligent people. They have created many miracles for the world and made valuable contributions to mankind. They are worthy of pride, cherishment and carrying forward.