The Forbidden City covers an area of 720,000 square meters with 9,999 rooms and a half, with a construction area of 6,543,800 square meters. It is a rectangular city with four corners and beautiful style, surrounded by a moat with a width of 52 meters, forming a fortified castle. Magnificent and luxurious architecture is the essence of ancient architectural art in China.
There are four doors in the Forbidden City. The main entrance is called the meridian gate. Commonly known as Wufenglou. Its plane is concave, with a heavy building in the middle and a double-eaved roof, and four double-eaved pavilions on each wing. Ming Gallery is connected, magnificent. There are five exquisite white marble arch bridges leading to Taihe Gate behind the Wumen Gate. The east gate is called Donghuamen, the west gate is called Xihuamen and the north gate is called Shenwumen.
The architectural layout of the Forbidden City can be divided into an outer court and an inner court. The architectural atmosphere of the palace is very different from that of the outer court. Centered on the three halls of Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe, it was the place where feudal emperors exercised their power and held ceremonies. The Forbidden City, centered on Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, is the residence of feudal emperors and queens. In addition, there are Wenhua Hall, Wuying Hall and Royal Garden.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony, commonly known as the Golden Throne Hall, is located in the center of the Forbidden City and is one of the three major halls in the Forbidden City. Built on a white marble pedestal about 5 meters high. Rows of carved columns stand around the abutment. These columns are called watchposts. There are patterns of Yunlong and Yunfeng carved on the stigma, three stone steps in front and back, and a dragon carved in the middle, which sets off the "imperial road" of waves and flowing clouds. There are gold-painted wooden columns, exquisite dragon caissons and "aboveboard" plaques hanging on them. In the center of the hall is the symbol of feudal imperial power-the golden throne of Qi Diao Dragon. The Hall of Supreme Harmony, with red walls, yellow tiles and golden wings, is the most spectacular building in the Forbidden City.