The Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924.

Did Zhu Di build the Forbidden City?

Forbidden City, the home of emperors in Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644 AD) and Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 AD), was first built following the order of the Ming Emperor Chengzu, Zhu Di (1360 – 1424 AD).

When was China's Forbidden City built?

The Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing known as the Forbidden City was constructed between 1406 and 1420 by the Ming emperor Zhu Di and witnessed the enthronement of 14 Ming and 10 Qing emperors over the following 505 years.