Explore 500 years of China's imperial history at the Forbidden City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site once home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors.

It is inspired by the Ming Dynasty caisson ceiling in the Wanchun Pavilion of the Imperial Garden in the Forbidden City in Beijing. The caisson is a key element of Chinese wooden architecture.

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When French artist and architect Clara Bryon arrived in Beijing this past February ... stillness and motion. "From the Forbidden City to traditional siheyuan courtyards, her eyes moved across ...

"Ming and Qing Aesthetics" decodes the architectural symbolism embedded in the ridge-beast arrays of palace roofs, revealing their encoded hierarchies through side-by-side displays of real artifacts ...

An archaeological exhibition titled Daedalus: Legends of Crete with 172 ancient artifacts originating from the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Greece and 13 from the Palace Museum in Beijing ...

A child dressed as the emperor runs after his crown blown away outside the Forbidden City during high winds in Beijing, China, Saturday, April 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) International ...