The Forbidden City - Interactive Map

Historical Tour in Images | The Forbidden City in 360° | Interactive Map The Forbidden City was the former imperial palace which was the home to twenty-four Chinese emperors over 491 years between 1420 and 1911. The Forbidden City is now known as the Palace Museum and is open to Beijing's visitors. Wear comfortable walking shoes as the palace is 960 metres long and 750 metres wide. It has 9,999 rooms - a room being the space between four pillars. The well guarded palace is surrounded by a moat 3,800 metres long and 52 metres wide. Intruders were discouraged by guards in watchtowers with bow and arrows. Below is an interactive map. Once completely loaded you can roll your mouse down the centerline of the Forbidden City map to view pictures of that area. Pressing and holding the mouse will return to the map for reference.