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Forbidden City
Forbidden City is in People's Republic of China, in Donghuamen Subdistrict. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision, when it dates from (1420) and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
| What it is | Museum |
|---|---|
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| City or region | Donghuamen Subdistrict |
| Origin (P571) | 1420 |
| Coordinates | 39.9158 N, 116.3908 E |
| UNESCO World Heritage | No recorded designation |
| Visitors per year (P1174) | 19,300,000 |
| Notability (sitelinks) | 104 |
The 5 closest notable attractions
| Attraction | Country | Distance (km) |
|---|---|---|
| Tiananmen | People's Republic of China | 0.9 |
| National Museum of China | People's Republic of China | 1.4 |
| Monument to the People's Heroes | People's Republic of China | 1.4 |
| Mausoleum of Mao Zedong | People's Republic of China | 1.6 |
| Zhengyangmen | People's Republic of China | 1.8 |
The closest neighbor is Tiananmen, 0.9 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
| Português | Cidade Proibida |
|---|---|
| English | Forbidden City |
| Español | Ciudad Prohibida |
Source and method
| Source | Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09 |
|---|---|
| Distances | Haversine over 39.9158 N, 116.3908 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot |
| Notability | Forbidden City: 104 sitelinks; closest neighbor Tiananmen at 0.9 km |
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