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The Forbidden City in 1420: imperial cosmology and Feng Shui
Gate of Supreme Harmony, photographed in 2024; displayed without creative alteration. xiquinhosilva / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. 1420: a palace becomes a statement of world order In 1420, the completion of the Forbidden City gave the Ming empire a monumental political…
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The Forbidden City in 1420: cosmic order and Feng Shui
1420 • Beijing • History, cosmology and sacred space Hall of Supreme Harmony, photographed in 1991. The surviving hall reflects later rebuilding. Gary Todd / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0 The historical event: completion of the Forbidden City In 1420, the completion…