Thursday, February 10, 2011

what is the format and structure of the forbidden city

              The format of the city is pretty basic and simple. the city is laid out in a rectangular grid patern. It has a north and south axis. The front of the city faces the sunny south each building is positioned acording to its function and status.

3 comments:

  1. it's very interesting how people long ago could plan something that would later become a very valuable tourist attraction.

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  2. It looks so big! And i agree with Ellie it is amazing how someone that lived so long ago could plan something like this. I mean, its a huge tourist attraction for anyone!

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  3. It is amazing how long ago that was built and now it is such a big place for tourist, there must have been a lot of planning for something like that.

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do you someday want to visit the Forbidden city