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Secrets of the Forbidden City Preview
S44 E15 - 30s
The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was the power center of imperial China and survived wars, revolution, fires, and earthquakes. How did the Ming Emperor’s workforce construct its sprawling array of nearly 1,000 buildings and dozens of temples in a little over a decade?
Forbidden City Facts
S44 E15 - 1m 34s
Discover how Beijing’s Forbidden City, the largest palace complex in the world, has survived 500 years of earthquakes
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