The Palace Museum, National museum in Donghuamen, Beijing, China
The Palace Museum occupies 720,000 square meters within the Forbidden City walls and contains 980 buildings displaying imperial Chinese heritage collections.
Following its construction from 1406 to 1420 during the Ming Dynasty, this complex served as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.
The museum collection contains 1.8 million artifacts including ceramics, paintings, bronzes, timepieces, and jade objects from various Chinese dynasties.
The Palace Museum operates Tuesday through Sunday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, with entrance tickets priced at 40 CNY per person.
Within its bronze collection of 10,000 pieces, the museum preserves ceremonial vessels that emperors used during imperial court rituals.
Location: Donghuamen Subdistrict
Inception: 1420
Official opening: 1925
Architectural style: Chinese architecture
Website: http://en.dpm.org.cn
GPS coordinates: 39.91556,116.39083
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:01
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