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The soil used to form this hilltop park came from the digging of the moat.
High walls and a wide moat surrounded the palace complex that’s now known as the ‘Forbidden City’.
The empress lived here.
The two gardens inside the Imperial City were only for the use of the emperor and government officials.
The emperor lived here.
This large building was used for special occasions with a magnificent golden throne on a high platform for the emperor.
Made from a 250-tonne block of marble carved with clouds and dragons.
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