we checked out the forbidden city, which was the imperial palace for nearly 5 centuries starting in the early 15th century. the scale of this compound is indescribable. i walked into the first massive courtyard and thought to myself, "this place is immense". i soon realized that we were only in the first of many courtyards of that scale. apparently this site covers almost 8 million square feet. it just kept going and going. perhaps the world's first McMansion. here are some shots from the front entrance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City
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