The forbidden city got its name during Soviet times because German locals were rarely allowed in. Today's it's mostly off-limits for the public, though tours can be booked with Borchert's group.

Step inside China’s most iconic historical site: the Forbidden City. Discover the imperial palaces, ancient rituals, and ...

The complex, which takes up close to two acres of the northeast quadrant of the Forbidden City, has four courtyards, 27 different pavilions and structures, and eye-catching rock gardens.

The "Forbidden City" is a military base in eastern Germany that has barely been touched in 25 years.; The complex was used as the Nazi command center during World War II and occupied 40,000 Soviet ...

Go inside China's Forbidden City—domain of the emperor and his court for nearly 500 years. Access to this vast complex of grand palaces, abundant gardens, and sacred pavilions was off limits to ...

Come 2020, they’ll be a new reason to visit this former imperial palace – the complex’s Qianlong Garden will be open to the public for the first time.

Only in the vast imperial palace complex of the Forbidden City “could I imagine that the city surrounding it was unchanged,” Kidd wrote in his memoir “Peking Story.” ...

Fly over Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City with this breathtaking drone footage. Experience the vast imperial palace complex, with its intricate rooftops, grand courtyards, and centuries-old ...

The Forbidden City (Chinese name: Gugong ‘Former Palace’) was the palatial heart of China. It is an imperial palace complex of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368–1912) in Beijing, China.

ZOSSEN, Germany (AP) — Werner Borchert grinds out a cigarette with his leather boot, zips up his down jacket and unlocks a rusty door with a sign reading "Do not enter." He's entering anyway ...