1,363 years ago today, the Daming Palace Complex in the Tang Dynasty capital of Chang'an, modern day Xi'an, was completed. This colossal power center...
1,363 years ago today, the Daming Palace Complex in the Tang Dynasty capital of Chang'an, modern day Xi'an, was completed. This colossal power center covered more than 4,800 Chinese acres, making it 3.5 times more expansive than the Forbidden City in Beijing, 3 times more than Versailles, and 13 times more than the Louvre. Today, its ruins and reconstructed elements are part of a special UNESCO World Heritage Site documenting the reach of the Chinese portion of the Silk Road, from Xi'an to the Tianshan mountains. READ more about this great site of architecture... (663)
