Forbidden City
a walled section of Peking (now Beijing), built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China.
Origin of Forbidden City
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How to use Forbidden City in a sentence
So the master artist traveled to Beijing and shot in a former palace not far from the Forbidden City.
The Restaurant, Flask, And Photography Worthy of The Macallan Whisky | | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen we arrived, we passed a full-scale replica of the Forbidden City, a Qin dynasty palace and various other amazing sets.
"The world is going to be one before you die, sir," he said as we talked together just outside the walls of the Forbidden City.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeWashington was a Forbidden City to Germanic men and soon would banish the enemy women, too.
The Cup of Fury | Rupert HughesI turned away in disgust—turned my back contentedly and without regret on the mysterious land and the road to the Forbidden City.
The Unveiling of Lhasa | Edmund Candler
I had a half-childish hope of being surprised, a memory of days when, a boy, I read of the great Forbidden City.
An Artist's Letters From Japan | John La FargeThis last is called the Purple Forbidden City, two and a quarter miles around it, and is the actual imperial residence.
Four Young Explorers | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for Forbidden City
Lhasa, Tibet: once famed for its inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
a walled section of Beijing, China, enclosing the Imperial Palace and associated buildings of the former Chinese Empire
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