1997 CONNECT 35 TWEET 1 LINKEDIN 22 COMMENT EMAIL MORE. More than seven months after his suspension from NBC for fabricating stories about his reporting exploits, Brian Williams returned to the air Tuesday afternoon to anchor MSNBC's coverage of Pope Francis' visit to the US.
The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty (1420 - 1912) to the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). It is located in the middle of Beijing, China and now houses the Palace Museum.
Photograph by Eko Wibowo Putra, My Shot. Now listed as a World Heritage site, the imperial palace complex of Beijingâs Forbidden City was home to ruling emperors for nearly 500 years after its completion in 1420. It contains 9,999 roomsânine being a lucky number for the superstitious Chinese.