Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qianqinggong) Ⅰ

Palace of Heavenly Purity (Qianqinggong) is the main palace of the living zone of Forbidden City, and one of three palaces in living zone. The roof is double-eave Wudianding with 20 meters. In the mid palace, there is a throne and warmth rooms on both sides. Initially established in 1420, Qianqinggong (Palace of Heavenly Purity) was rebuilt for several times due to fire disasters both in Ming and Qing Dynasties and was reestablished in 1798. The total area of Qianqinggong (Palace of Heavenly Purity) is 1400 square meters. On the platform in front of the palace, on both sides, there are copper tortoise, copper crane, sundial, and jialiang and so on.