"Very good! Spectacular!" Obama, President of United States, exclaimed in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe Dian).

"It's beautiful. It's a magnificent place to visit. I will come back with my girls and my wife," - Obama, President of United States, 17th Nov'09, before leaving the museum through the northern Gate of Divine Prowess (Shenwu Men).

The Forbidden City (The Palace Museum), the former residence of China's imperial families during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, is a national landmark.

It is the world's largest palace complex.Indeed, The Forbidden City is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world, and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.

The Forbidden City covers about 72 hectares with a total floor space of approximately 150,000 square meters. It consists of 90 palaces and courtyards, 980 buildings and 8,704 rooms.

The museum was reopened to tourists in 1972, only one day prior to then US President Richard Nixon's China trip. Millions of visitors from home and abroad pass through every year, including heads of state and government leaders.

Obama is the fourth incumbent president of the United States to visit the Forbidden City, after Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton.

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