故宫

Built by the Ming Yongle Emperor between 1406-1420, 故宫 served as the imperial palace for 24 emperors over the Ming and Qing dynasties until the 1911 revolution. Today known as 故宫博物院 (the Palace Museum), it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest preserved wooden palace complex in the world.

故宫 literally means 'former palace'. Note that Taipei also has its 国立故宫博物院 (National Palace Museum), which houses much of the imperial art collection moved from Beijing in 1948-49; both places share the name 故宫.