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Did you know that the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, is the world’s largest imperial palace? The Forbidden City occupies 7,750,000 square feet (2,362,200 square meters) over three times larger than the Louvre Palace in France. An estimated 1 million laborers worked to complete this structure. It has more than 90 palace quarters and courtyards, 980 buildings and over 8,728 rooms. For a size comparison, the Vatican measures 1,443,570 square feet (440,055 square meters). The palace is also one of the world’s largest cultural museums. It is home to the best collection of Chinese historical artifacts in the world. The collections span thousands of years of Chinese history and is considered one of the best museums in the world. #forbiddencity #beijing #china #imperial #palace #louvre #france #vatican #culture #museum #history #artifacts #chinese #maxar #viewfromabove #viewfromspace #space #birdseyeview #satellite #satelliteimagery #vantagepoint #photooftheday #photography #art #instagood #picoftheday