ID: 700008417 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008417	Record Type: Built Work
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Forbidden City (palace complex; Yongle Emperor (Chinese emperor and patron, 1360-1424); first occupied in 1420)

Note: Chinese imperial palace complex located in Beijing, China; the walled complex comprises a vast system of courtyards, connecting gates, ceremonial halls, and elaborate imperial living quarters. Commissioned in 1406 by the Yongle emperor of the Ming dynasty, it is so named because access was denied to most of the subjects of the realm, it was first officially occupied by the court in 1420. The compound was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987.

Titles:

Forbidden City (preferred,C,U,D,English-P,,N)

The Forbidden City (C,U,English,U,U)

Zijincheng (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Tzu-chin-ch’eng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated),U,U)

Gu gon (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Ku-kung (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Zi jin cheng (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

紫禁城; (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

palace complex [300417317] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1406 to 1420 ;first occupied in 1420

Creator Display:

Yongle Emperor (Chinese emperor and patron, 1360-1424) [preferred,VP]

emperor Term Not Found [50035629]

unknown (unknown cultural designation) [500125274]

patron Ming Chengzu, Emperor of China (Chinese emperor, patron, 1360-1424) [500356295]

Locations:

Current: Beijing [7001758] Beijing Shi (municipality), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: +39.915987,+116.397925; Beijing, China

Other: Site Context: Gugong Bowuguan [8061551] Beijing Shi (municipality), China (nation), Asia (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: wood and marble

	wood (plant material) [300011914]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>)

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: 178 acres; 980 surviving buildings with around 9,000 rooms

Cultures:

Chinese (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Ming (culture, period, and styles) [300018438] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Asian, East Asian, Chinese (culture or style), Chinese dynastic styles and periods)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness,undetermined)

Specific Subjects:

	imperial palace [300005744]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, residential structures, dwellings, houses, <houses by occupants>, official residences, palaces (official residences), royal palaces) (AAT)

	museum (institution) [300312281]
	.....(Agents Facet, Organizations (hierarchy name), organizations (groups), institutions (organizations), <institutions by activity>) (AAT)

	World Heritage Site [300263063]
	.....(Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, sites (locations)) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Forbidden City	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Forbidden City," accessed 12 May 2014
	........ BWR database (2010-) BWR3757064; BWR3757061
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85050448
The Forbidden City	........ [VP]
	........ The Palace Musuem [online] (2014-) accessed 12 May 2014
	........ UNESCO, Guide to World Heritage Sites (2009) "Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang," accessed 12 May 2014
	........ Grove Art Online (2008-) accessed 23 August 2018
Zijincheng	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) Forbidden City," accessed 12 May 2014
Tzu-chin-ch’eng	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) Forbidden City," accessed 12 May 2014
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Gu gon	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ku-kung	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Zi jin cheng	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
紫禁城;	........ [VP]
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Subject: ....... [VP,BWR]

....................... BWR database (2010-) BWR3757061

....................... BWR Data Reconciliation for CONA (2020-2021) processed 2020-2021

....................... BWR-05 Data Reconciliation (2020-2021) processed 2020-2021

....................... BWR SSID (2010-) 3757061

....................... BWR DSSC ID (2010-) 4270

....................... ARTstor: Princeton (2010-) 56557

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001) "The Forbidden City," accesed 19 April 2017
	..... Grove Art Online (2008-)
	..... Mirams, Brief History of Chinese Architecture (1940)
	..... BWR database (2010-) BWR3757061