1. This is the floor plan of the Forbidden City in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty. You can clearly see the names of each palace from the picture.
2. This is the floor plan of the entire Beijing in the Ming Dynasty. You can see the layout outside the Forbidden City.
Extended information:
The Forbidden City in Beijing was the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in China. It was formerly known as the Forbidden City. It is located at the center of the central axis of Beijing and is the essence of ancient Chinese palace architecture. The Forbidden City in Beijing is centered on the three main halls, covering an area of ??720,000 square meters, with a construction area of ??about 150,000 square meters. There are more than 70 large and small palaces and more than 9,000 houses. It is one of the largest and best preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
The construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing began in the fourth year of Yongle (1406), the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty (1406). It was modeled on the Forbidden City in Nanjing and was completed in the 18th year of Yongle (1420). It is a rectangular city with a length of 961 meters from north to south and a width of 753 meters from east to west. It is surrounded by walls 10 meters high and a moat 52 meters wide outside the city. The buildings in the Forbidden City are divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The center of the outer dynasty is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe, and the Hall of Baohe, collectively referred to as the three main halls. They are the places where the country holds major ceremonies. The center of the inner court is the Qianqing Palace, the Jiaotai Palace, and the Kunning Palace, collectively known as the Housan Palace. It is the main palace where the emperor and queen live. ?
Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia entry?Baidu Encyclopedia entry Beijing Forbidden City