Virtual Forbidden City

by admin October 10, 2008 at 9:04 pm

The Virtual Forbidden City is a 3-dimensional virtual world where visitors from around the world can experience the Forbidden City in Beijing. You can explore the magnificient palace as it was during the Qing dynasty, which ruled from 1644 until 1912, the end of the Imperial period in China.

The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time is a partnership between the Palace Museum and IBM. The goal of the project is to provide the means for a world-wide audience to celebrate and explore aspects of Chinese culture and history.

System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X 10.4.5, Linux

Download: Virtual Forbidden City