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
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
1420-1644
1644-1912
1912-1949

UNESCO World Heritage Site

type
cultural
criteria
I, II, III, IV
designation
reference
439-001
type
cultural
criteria
III, IV
designation
reference
1714