architecture
Forbidden City, Pavilion of Spreading Righteousness
Beijing, China
弘义阁 (Hóngyì gé) [Chinese simplified]
弘義閣 (Hóngyì gé) [Chinese traditional]
ᠵᡠᡵᡤᠠᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠰᡝᠯᡤᡳᠶᡝᡵᡝ ᠠᠰᠠᡵᡳ (jurgan be selgiyere asari) [Manchu]
Architecture
historic names
Wulou
武楼
(Wǔ lóu)
[Chinese]
1420-1562
Wucheng Pavilion
武成阁
(Wǔchénggé)
[Chinese]
1562-1646
higher-level structure
architect / constr. phase
1620
reconstruction
Architecture: Forbidden City
built
1406-1420
culture
style/period
work type
1420–1924
since 1925
architect
patronage
Specifications
height
23.8 m
Specification: Forbidden City
width
753.0 m
length
961.0 m
area
720,000 m²
Geography
local language location name
北京 (Běijīng), 中國 (Zhōngguó) [Chinese]
historic location names
Beiping
北平
(Běipíng)
historical affiliations
UNESCO World Heritage Site
type
cultural
criteria
I,
II,
III,
IV
designation
reference
439-001
type
cultural
criteria
III,
IV
designation
reference
1714