如题所述
The Palace Museum, formerly known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial palace of China's Ming and Qing dynasties and is located at the center of Beijing's central axis.
The Palace Museum in Beijing was built by Ming Emperor Zhu Di and designed by Kuai Xiang (1397-1481, styled Ting Rui, a native of Suzhou).
Construction began in the fourth year of Yongle (1406).
Based on the Imperial Palace in Nanjing, it was completed in 1420.
The Palace Museum in Beijing is 961 meters long from north to south and 753 meters wide from east to west, surrounded by a 10-meter high wall and a 52-meter wide moat outside the city.
The Palace Museum in Beijing is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner Court.
The outer court was where the emperor handled government affairs. There were three main halls: The Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Central Harmony and the Hall of Baohe.
Neiting to dry palace, Pay Thai palace, palace of Earthly tranquility as the center, east and west wings have east and west six palace, is the emperor and the concubine living place.
The Imperial Palace in Beijing is one of the largest and best preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the Palace Museum has received an average of 6-8 million visitors from home and abroad every year.
故宫是中国明清两代的皇家宫殿，旧称紫禁城，位于北京中轴线的中心。
北京故宫由明朝皇帝朱棣始建，设计者为蒯祥（1397-1481年，字廷瑞，苏州人）。
于明成祖永乐四年（1406年）开始建设。
以南京故宫为蓝本营建，到永乐十八年（1420年）建成。
北京故宫南北长961米，东西宽753米，四面围有高10米的城墙，城外有宽52米的护城河。
北京故宫内的建筑分为外朝和内廷两部分。
外朝是皇帝处理政事的地方，主要有三大殿：太和殿、中和殿、保和殿。
内廷以乾清宫、交泰殿、坤宁宫为中心，东西两翼有东六宫和西六宫，是皇帝与后妃居住生活的地方。
北京故宫是世界上现存规模最大、保存最为完整的木质结构古建筑之一。
21世纪以来，故宫博物院平均每年接待中外观众600—800万人次。
故宫遗产价值
世界遗产组织对故宫的评价是：“紫禁城是中国五个多世纪以来的最高权力中心，它以园林景观和容纳了家具及工艺品的9000个房间的庞大建筑群，成为明清时代中国文明无价的历史见证。”
故宫成为世界文化遗产，使人们对故宫古建筑价值的认识有了深化。故宫所代表的是已经成为历史的文化，而且有着宫廷文化的外壳，同时它却代表了当时的主流文化。
