Beijing Forbidden City World Heritage Site by UNESCO

03 June 2009, Beijing, China --- The imperial throne inside Zhonghe Hall where emperors of the Qing and Ming dynasties sat, Beijing's Forbidden City, was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. Original construction of the Forbidden City began in 1406 AD requiring an estimated 3 million workers and the costs nearly bankrupted the Ming Dynasty under its third emperor Zhu Di. Photo by Victor Fraile --- Image by © Victor Fraile/Corbis (Photo by Victor Fraile/Corbis via Getty Images)
03 June 2009, Beijing, China --- The imperial throne inside Zhonghe Hall where emperors of the Qing and Ming dynasties sat, Beijing's Forbidden City, was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987, and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world. Original construction of the Forbidden City began in 1406 AD requiring an estimated 3 million workers and the costs nearly bankrupted the Ming Dynasty under its third emperor Zhu Di. Photo by Victor Fraile --- Image by © Victor Fraile/Corbis (Photo by Victor Fraile/Corbis via Getty Images)
Beijing Forbidden City World Heritage Site by UNESCO
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