Interesting Facts Of The Forbidden City === 3/ About Some Major Buildings

                                                        MERIDIAN GATE
MERIDIAN GATE :
The southern gate of the Forbidden City, the only entrance for visitors. This Gate is comprised of five buildings, one in the middle with both of its sides stood two smaller buildings.

                                              THE HALL OF SUPREME HARMONY
THE HALL OF SUPREME HARMONY :
The largest Hall in the Forbidden City, this is the third building on the central axis. It is situated behind the Meridian Gate and the Gate of Supreme Harmony, at the heart of the Outer Court.

                                               THE PALACE OF HEAVENLY PURITY
THE PALACE OF HEAVENLY PURITY :
The largest Hall of the Inner Court, this Palace was the residence of Emperors in the Ming Dynasty. In Qing Dynasty, the Emperors chose the Hall of Mental Cultivation to the west of it as their residence, and made the Palace of Heavenly Purity as the Emperor's audience Hall to hold court.