Google Arts & Culture offers one for free virtual visit to the Palace museum housed in the Forbidden City in the core of Beijing.
The Palace Museum is one of the most famous cultural heritage sites in the world. As the largest and best-preserved wooden imperial complex in the world, it served as the home of 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Museum consists of 9046 roomseyeand maintains more than 1,86 million works of art in its collection. It is located inside the Forbidden City in Beijing Chinas.
Building on the Palace Museum's online collection of treasures, today Google Arts & Culture presents a new exhibition, allowing its users Internet to explore substantial parts of this famous place.
Visitors can enjoy a 360-degree virtual tour of three main structures: the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Supreme Harmony. The Hall of Supreme Harmony was the venue for great imperial ceremonies. With its double layer of eaves and portico, it is one of the most prominent examples Ancientof Chinese architecture.
In addition, Google is launching 19 new online exhibitions of high-resolution images of thrones and decorations at the Palace Museum, some of which are usually inaccessible to visitors. These include rare paintings that show the greatness of life in the Forbidden City, such as an album from Great Wedding of Emperor Guangxu (Guangxu), which is being launched for the first time on the internet.
The Palace Museum is truly a world treasure. We hope this new exhibition helps all people learn more about its heritage and greatness. Do it virtual visit from here.
