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The Palace Museum

museum in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China
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The Palace Museum

Summary

The Palace Museum is a museum[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Palace Museum is located in Donghuamen Subdistrict[3].
  • The Palace Museum is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • The Palace Museum's instance of is recorded as museum[5].
  • The Palace Museum's instance of is recorded as national museum[6].
  • The Palace Museum's instance of is recorded as tourist destination[7].
  • The Palace Museum's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[8].
  • The Palace Museum's instance of is recorded as vice-ministerial level institution[9].
  • The Palace Museum's instance of is recorded as architectural ensemble[10].
  • The Palace Museum's architectural style is recorded as Chinese architecture[11].
  • The Palace Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Beijing[12].
  • The location of The Palace Museum was Forbidden City[13].
  • The Palace Museum's Commons category is recorded as Palace Museum[14].
  • 1420 marks the founding of The Palace Museum[15].
  • The Palace Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.91555556, 'lon': 116.39083333}[16].
  • The Palace Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China[17].
  • The Palace Museum's official website is recorded as http://www.dpm.org.cn/[18].
  • The Palace Museum's official website is recorded as http://en.dpm.org.cn/[19].
  • The Palace Museum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Palace Museum[20].
  • The Palace Museum's director / manager is recorded as Wang Xudong[21].
  • The Palace Museum's Commons Institution page is recorded as Palace Museum[22].
  • The Palace Museum's date of official opening is recorded as 1925[23].
  • The Palace Museum's different from is recorded as National Palace Museum[24].

Body

Founding

1420 marks the founding of The Palace Museum[15].

Leadership

The Palace Museum's director / manager is recorded as Wang Xudong[21].

Operations

The Palace Museum's headquarters location is recorded as Beijing[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China[17].

Why It Matters

The Palace Museum ranks in the top 1% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (736 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

Beijing Chenghua Emperor Du Mu Emperor Huizong of Song Empress Dowager Cixi Gu Kaizhi Kangxi Emperor Li Bai People's Republic of China Qianlong Emperor Qi Baishi Shitao Xuande Emperor Yongzheng Emperor

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent organization or unit → Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China
    Inception → —
    Headquarters → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Donghuamen Subdistrict
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P244]]: n81108982"
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