Forbidden City

Connected Sites: 7

WHS-cities that have been closed to outsiders / visitors for a certain period in history.

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Connected Sites

Harar Jugol
Harar Jugol
Ethiopia
Inscribed: 2006
2.77
50
2
"Harar Was A Fiercely Religious City And Was A Forbidden City (Closed To Visitors), Until 1887"
Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace
China
Inscribed: 1987
4.19
481
11
"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.
Hué
Hué
Viet Nam
Inscribed: 1993
3.30
306
7
"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)
Timbuktu
Timbuktu
Mali
Inscribed: 1988
3.45
33
2
Closed To Non-Islamic Visitors For Centuries
Potala Palace
Potala Palace
China
Inscribed: 1994
4.14
101
11
Lhasa Is Known As The Forbidden City For Its Former Inaccessibility And Hostility To Strangers
Ambohimanga
Ambohimanga
Madagascar
Inscribed: 2001
2.58
52
4
Ambohimanga Was Henceforth Considered One Of The Sacred Royal Hills Of Imerina (The Merina Kingdom) And Was Known As A "Forbidden City" Until 1897.
Thang Long
Thang Long
Viet Nam
Inscribed: 2010
2.04
207
9
It Included A Forbidden City, Where The King And His Royal Family Lived