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Secrets of the Forbidden City 44 Season 22 Episode
55 min
1974
7.1
The Forbidden City is the worldโs biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was the power center of imperial China and survived wars, revolution, fires, and earthquakes. How did the Ming Emperorโs workforce construct its sprawling array of nearly 1,000 buildings and dozens of temples in a little over a decade?
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