A palace set on one line
The Forbidden City in central Beijing puts the outer court in front and the inner court behind, along a single axis.
Walls, courtyards and a central axis still show how an emperor’s household was laid out. The same World Heritage listing also includes the Qing palace in Shenyang; this place is only the Beijing one.
The Forbidden City in central Beijing puts the outer court in front and the inner court behind, along a single axis.