In the Forbidden City

In the Forbidden City

Category : Architecture Cyrille Javary 100 illustrations F0007 : Collection : La paume de la main Size : 15,5 x 15,5 cm/ Hardback 44 pages / Black & white French Éditions Picquier ISBN : 2877305325 / 10,52 € Release date : Feb 23, 01 Rights available

Filled with fascinating historical titbits, In the Forbidden City is humorous and intellectual as the reader will discover the largest palace ever built. For example : no less than 12 654 dragons decorate the halls of the palace ; settled in 1368, it took only fifteen years to build ; and it was until 1987 that the palace was transformed into a museum. The drawings and maps will accompany readers through the journey of Chinese culture.