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  2. Amber Fort - Wikipedia

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    Amer Fort or Amber Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) [ 2 ] located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur , the capital of Rajasthan .

  3. History of the Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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    View of the Forbidden City from Jingshan Park. The Forbidden City was first built in the early-15th century as the palace of the Ming emperors of China. It is located in the centre of Beijing, China, and was the Chinese imperial palace from the early-Ming dynasty in 1420 to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912, continuing to be home of the last emperor, Puyi, until 1924, since then it has been ...

  4. Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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    The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China.It was the residence of 24 Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors, and the center of political power in China for over 500 years from 1420 to 1924.

  5. Hall of Supreme Harmony - Wikipedia

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    ᡩᡝᠶᡝᠨ;Möllendorff: amba hūwaliyambure deyen) is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three levels of marble stone base, and surrounded by bronze incense burners, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden ...

  6. Chinese palace - Wikipedia

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    Xianyang Palace , in (Qin) Xianyang (咸陽), now 15 km/9 miles east of modern Xianyang, Shaanxi province: this was the royal palace of the state of Qin before the Chinese unification, and then the palace of the First Emperor when China was unified. Burnt down by Xiang Yu after the fall of the Qin dynasty.

  7. Palace of Heavenly Purity - Wikipedia

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    The Palace of Heavenly Purity then became the Emperor's audience hall, where he held court, received ministers and emissaries, and held banquets beginning in the early 18th century. [3] At the centre of the palace, set atop an elaborate platform, is a throne and a desk, on which the Emperor wrote notes and signed documents during councils with ...

  8. US figure skater Amber Glenn wins Cup of China to secure ...

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    Amber Glenn of the United States performed a personal-best free skate on Saturday to win the Cup of China and secure a spot in the Grand Prix Final. Skating to “I Will Find You The Return ...

  9. Category:Palaces in China - Wikipedia

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