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The Forbidden City is a massive imperial palace complex located in the center of Beijing, China.The Forbidden City is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence of twenty-four Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors and was the center of political power in China from 1420 to 1924. The palace is now administered by the Palace Museum and has been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.[2] The Forbidden City is one of the most famous palaces in all of Chinese history and is the largest preserved royal palace complex still standing in the world. Tiananmen Square is a massive city square in the center of Beijing, China, located directly south of the Forbidden City. The Temple of Heaven is a historic imperial sacrificial building complex in southeastern Beijing, China, built in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Yongle. The Palace Museum The Palace Museum, a large-scale, comprehensive museum of traditional Chinese art, was established in 1925 on the site of the Forbidden City, the imperial palace of China’s Ming and Qing dynasties, and is centered on the dynastic collections. In 1961, the State Council designated the Forbidden City as one of the nation’s key sites for cultural heritage protection, and in 1987 it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 2007 the Palace Museum became a national 5A-level tourist attraction, and in 2008 it was listed by the National Cultural Heritage Administration as one of the first group of China’s first-class museums. The Hall of Supreme Harmony (Chinese: 太和殿; pinyin: Tài Hé Diàn; Manchu: ᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡝᠶᡝᠨ; Möllendorff: amba hūwaliyambure deyen) is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three levels of marble stone base, and surrounded by bronze incense burners, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden structures within China. It was the location where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties hosted their enthronement and wedding ceremonies. The name of the Hall was changed several times throughout the past few centuries, from its initial Hall of Venerating Heaven (奉天殿; Fèngtiān Diàn), later to Hall of Imperial Supremacy (皇極殿; Huángjí Diàn) in 1562 and to the current one by the Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing dynasty in 1645.