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The Forbidden City is a palace complex in central Beijing, China. It houses the Palace Museum, and was the former Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty the years. The Forbidden City served as the home of emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years.Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings[2] and covers 72 hectares.The palace exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.