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Beijing · The Forbidden City

POSTCARD 0329 · CHINA

The gateway facing the crowd

Forbidden City, Beijing, China

A large red gateway with layered tiled roofs faces visitors crossing the stone-paved space in front of it.
A large red gateway with layered tiled roofs faces visitors crossing the stone-paved space in front of it.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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