Palace of Earthly Honour built

1420 CE.

Shown on the map at 39.921°, 116.398°.

The Palace of Earthly Honour (Chinese: 翊坤宫; pinyin: Yìkūngōng), also known as Yikun Palace, is one of the Six Western Palaces in the inner court of the Forbidden City. It is situated north of the Palace of Eternal Longevity, south of the Palace of Gathering Elegance, east of the Palace of Eternal Spring, northeast of the Hall of the Supreme Principle and southeast of the Palace of Universal Happiness.

Text from the Wikipedia article Palace of Earthly Honour, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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