Forbidden City
WHS-cities that have been closed to outsiders / visitors for a certain period in history.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ambohimanga | Ambohimanga was henceforth considered one of the sacred royal hills of Imerina (the Merina kingdom) and was known as a "forbidden city" until 1897. | |
| Harar Jugol | "Harar was a fiercely religious city and was a forbidden city (closed to visitors), until 1887" | |
| Hué | "Inside the citadel was a forbidden city where only the concubines, emperors, and those close enough to them were granted access, the punishment for trespassing being death." (wiki) | |
| Imperial Palace | "Forbidden" (in Beijing's Forbidden City or Imperial Palace), referred to the fact that no-one could enter or leave the palace without the emperor's permission. | |
| Potala Palace | Lhasa is known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers | |
| Thang Long | It included a Forbidden City, where the king and his royal family lived | |
| Timbuktu | Closed to non-islamic visitors for centuries |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Forbidden City?
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