zhenzong ordered the forbidden city to be built.
zhenzong ordered the forbidden city to be built.
who ordered the forbidden city to be built?
zhenzong
the site of the forbidden city was situated on the imperial city during the mongol yuan dynasty. after the collapse of the yuan dynasty, the hongwu emperor of the ming dynasty moved the capital from beijing in the north to nanjing in the south, and in 1369 ordered that the yuan palaces be razed. his son zhu di was created prince of yan with his seat in beijing. in 1402, zhu di usurped the throne and became the yongle emperor. he made beijing a secondary capital of the ming empire, and construction began in 1406 of what would become the forbidden city. the forbidden city's plan was designed by many architects and designers, and then it was examined by the emperor's ministry of work. the chief architects and engineers include cai xin, nguyen an, a vietnamese eunuch, kuai xiang, lu xiang and others.
history of the forbidden city
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forbidden city may refer to:









































bullet::::- the forbidden city, an imperial palace in beijing









































bullet::::- the ming palace, or the forbidden city of nanjing









































bullet::::- the imperial city, huế, known as the purple forbidden city in vietnamese









































bullet::::- forbidden city (nightclub), asian-themed cabaret in san francisco









































bullet::::- "forbidden city" (novel), written by william e. bell









































bullet::::- "forbidden city" (song), a 1996 song by electronic









































bullet::::- forbidden city, a 2011 song by tina guo









































bullet::::- timbuktu during the middle ages









































bullet::::- "the forbidden city", a 1918 american drama film directed by sidney franklin
forbidden city (disambiguation)