POSTCARD 0315 · CHINA

The terrace from below

Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Layered stone balustrades rise above a paved courtyard with benches and signs, beneath tiled palace roofs and an overcast sky.Photograph © Mario V.W.B.R. Obst

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Red walls, golden roofs and courtyards that open into one another. Seventy-seven photographs follow a visit through the Forbidden City and its surroundings in Beijing, from broad terraces to small architectural details.

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