故宫,意为过去的皇宫,就是过去人们常说的紫禁城,位于北京市中心.
故宫建成于明永乐十八年(1420年),占地72万平方米,建筑面积16万平方米,有宫殿建筑9000多间,是中国乃至世界现存最大最完整的古代宫殿建筑群.
ImperialPalace,Italyforpastimperialpalace,wasForbiddenCitywhichthepastpeopleoftensaidthatlocatedatBeijingtowncenter.theImperialPalacecompletedthebrightYunglo18yearsin(in1420),occupiedalandareaof720,000squaremeters,thefloorspace160,000squaremeters,hadthepalacetoconstructmorethan9000,wasChineseandeventheworldextantmostgreatlymostcompleteancienttimespalacearchitecturalcomplex.