| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
|
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Beijing is the capital of China.
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1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
|
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Modern buildings in central Beijing built along wide avenues where city walls once ran.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
|
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Beijing is the capital of China.
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2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
|
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Modern Beijing is outside the former walls.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
|
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Cityscape.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
|
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Wide avenue.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Qianmen
|
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Qianmen metro station is at the southern end of Tienanmen Square.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Qianmen
|
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Streets in the newly rennovated Qianmen district.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Qianmen
|
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The Ming Dynasty Qianmen Gate was once part of Beijing's city walls.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Qianmen
|
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Qianmen Gate in 1988.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Qianmen
|
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Qianmen Gate in 2009.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Qianmen
|
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Crowded streets.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
Site / Event : Qianmen
|
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The British built railway station is now a railway museum.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Tienanmen ("Heavenly Peace") Square is the heart of Beijing.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Tienanmen is the largest public square in the world.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Woman and child in a pram.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Old man.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Having a break from sightseeing.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Grandmother and child.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Boy with flag.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Three young students.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Old man with bicycle.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Monument to the Peoples' Heroes
|
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The Monument to the Peoples' Heroes dominates the square.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Monument to the Peoples' Heroes
|
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The monument is 36m high.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Monument to the Peoples' Heroes
|
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Carving showing the Chinese destroying British opium.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Musician.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Young woman.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Tibetan monks.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Father and daughter.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Mausoleum of Mao Dze Dong
|
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The Mausoleum of Mao Dze Dung in 2009.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Mausoleum of Mao Dze Dong
|
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Queue in 1988 to visit the mausoleum of Mao Dze Dong (also spelt Mao Tse Tung) who died in 1976.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Mausoleum of Mao Dze Dong
|
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Queue for the Mausoleum.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Woman and child posing for a photo.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Man and children.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Chinese tourists.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Old man.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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The Great Hall of the People (on the West side of the square) is the seat of China's government.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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View of the square in 1988.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Family.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Students posing for a photograph.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Man.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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A group of women.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Young woman.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Preparation for Republic Day in Tienanmen Square.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Preparations for 1st October, Republic Day.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Lenin and Stalin.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Panda for Republic Day.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Chinese tourists posing for photos.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Young girl.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Young man.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Revolutionary statue in the centre of the square.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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The National Museum of China is on the East side of the square.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Young woman sitting in the square.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Three children.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Two men.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Woman.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Man.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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A group of young people.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Man in Mao suit in 1988.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Family.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Man.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Two women.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Older couple.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Man and child.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Two women under an umbrella.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Police car.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Fan seller.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Fan seller.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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The Gate of Heavenly Peace from the Hall of the People.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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Looking North to the Gate.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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The Gate of Heavenly Peace is a symbol of China.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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A hazy Gate of Heavenly Peace at the northern end of Tienanmen Square.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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Old women at the Gate of Heavenly Peace.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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Woman posing.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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The Gate of Heavenly Peace leads to the Forbidden City.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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The Gate of Heavenly Peace is where the People' Republic of China was proclaimed in 1949.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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The portrait of former leader, Mao Dze Dong.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
Site / Event : Gate of Heavenly Peace
|
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The Gate from the moat around the Forbidden City.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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People on a bridge.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Tienanmen Square
|
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Sunset over Tienanmen Square.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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The Forbidden City occupies an area of 0.75 sq km.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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The Forbidden City is a separate area of Beijing where the Emperors lived.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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The Forbidden City was the home of the Ming and Qing Emperors for 500 years.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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The walled complex is protected by a moat and watch towers.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
Site / Event : Meridian Gate
|
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The Meridian Gate dates from the 17th century and was the entrance to the part of the complex used by the Empeorors.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
Site / Event : Meridian Gate
|
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The Meridian Gate was only used by the Emperor.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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The first courtyard was used for military parades.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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The first courtyard is a large area.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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The Forbidden City was completed in 1420.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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A stream shaped like Tartar bow crossed by five marble bridges. Taken in 1988.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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A stream shaped like Tartar bow crossed by five marble bridges. Taken in 2009.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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One of the marble bridges.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
Site / Event : Gate of Supreme Harmony
|
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The Gate of Supreme Harmony.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
Site / Event : Gate of Supreme Harmony
|
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The Gate of Supreme Harmony leads to some 800 buildings in the Forbidden City.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
Site / Event : Gate of Supreme Harmony
|
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The Gate of Supreme Harmony is flanked by marble ballustrades.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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Orange roofs.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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Marble bridges and ballustrades.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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Dramaric structures dominate the complex.
|
1988 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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Carved stairs.
|
2009 |
| China |
State / Province : Beijing Municipality
City / Town : Beijing
District : Forbidden City
|
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A sundial, symbol of imperial justice.
|
1988 |
were added from 1 February 2025.