Mukden Palace
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Mukden Palace (沈阳故宫, pinyin: Shěnyáng Gùgōng) is the former imperial palace of early Qing Dynasty (1616 - 1910) of China. It was built in 1625 and the first three Qing emperors lived there from 1625 to 1644. It is located in the center of Mukden city, Manchuria (Shenyang, China).
Early construction began in 1625 by Nurhaci and by 1631 additional structures were added by Hong Taiji. It was built to resemble the Forbidden city in Beijing along with a hint of Manchu and Tibetan styles. After the Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty in 1644 in Beijing, the Mukden palace lost it status as the official residence of the Emperor, and instead became a regional palace. In 1780, Emperor Qianlong further expanded the palace. Successive Qing dyansty emperors usually stayed at Mukden Palace for some time each year.
In 1955, it was converted into the Shenyang Palace Museum. In 2004, it was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List as an extension of the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties site in Beijing.
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