Secrets of the Forbidden City (2017)

10/18/2017 (US) • Documentary

Overview

The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was the power center of imperial China and survived wars, revolution, fires, and earthquakes. How did the Ming Emperor’s workforce construct its sprawling array of nearly 1,000 buildings and dozens of temples in a little over a decade?

Secrets of the Forbidden City (2017)

10/18/2017 (US)

Documentary

Overview

The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was the power center of imperial China and survived wars, revolution, fires, and earthquakes. How did the Ming Emperor’s workforce construct its sprawling array of nearly 1,000 buildings and dozens of temples in a little over a decade?

Top Billed Cast

Peter Guinness

Narrator

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

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Keywords

china

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