Forbidden City


noun

a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China.

British Dictionary definitions for forbidden city

Forbidden City

noun the Forbidden City

Lhasa, Tibet: once famed for its inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
a walled section of Beijing, China, enclosing the Imperial Palace and associated buildings of the former Chinese Empire