Decoding the architectural mystery to help the Forbidden City 'special treatment' of 200 earthquakes

The strange and mysterious architecture of the Forbidden City surprised the scientific community. This palace has the ability to withstand more than 200 intense earthquakes over 600 years.

The Forbidden City or the Royal Palace , is the massive palace of the Ming and Qing kings (China). Located in the center of today's Beijing city, Forbidden City is one of the famous scenic spots and is a place of interest of many researchers.

The top attraction of the Forbidden City is the very unique architecture. Rarely, thousands of years of specially designed works such as the Forbidden City, with the ability to withstand large and small earthquakes are unharmed.

The mystery of the special architecture helped the Forbidden City to stand firm for 600 years despite about 200 large and small earthquakes .

Only strange wooden roof designs can handle a lot of earthquakes. It is this, which makes many researchers curious and determined to find the mystery of the extraordinary that many European buildings today admire.

What did the talented talents 2500 years ago do?

According to researchers, as early as 500 BC, ancient architects in China developed a type of structure that is resistant to disasters with many rectangular wooden frames called "Fighting ".

Fighting is also the "key" in the unique structure of the buildings in the Forbidden City.

Fighting also has the ability to reduce the impact of earthquakes on buildings.

This is a type of roof structure according to the husband's technique . The fortress has the effect of expanding the porch area, has good bearing capacity and also acts as a detail to adorn and decorate the palaces at the Forbidden City.

The battle also helps not only to maintain the house but also act as a detail to decorate and adorn the big buildings in the Forbidden City.

This has been demonstrated in history, this special structure has helped the Palace sustain 200 earthquakes over 600 years.

In order to explore the extraordinary bearing capacity of the structure, professional carpenters conducted a test of how this particular architecture helped the palaces in the Forbidden City overcome many earthquakes, in which there were even the most intense "battles" of the 20th century with 9.5 Richter levels.

The special structure of "Fighting Battle" is very solid and flexible.

Specifically, the experts and carpenters built a home model with a structural structure even above the surface of the vibrating table. To accurately assess this ancient architecture, they have built very elaborate details and in a traditional way.

The Forbidden City still "stands" despite an earthquake measuring 10.1 Richter

Later, experts used a system to simulate earthquakes to challenge the house. According to the researchers, the largest earthquake ever recorded has a magnitude of 9.5 Richter.

However, through testing, this 1-0-2 building architecture can withstand the magnitude of the earthquake up to 10.1 Richter without falling down. The frames and roofs still stand, making researchers and many architects admire artisans' ingenuity and ingenuity 2,500 years ago.

"Fighting" has the ability to support the extended porch and very heavy force from the roof.

Battles are often located under the eaves and roofs. Although not using any type of adhesive, but installing the wooden bars in accordance with the mold, rhythmic joints so that even if the earthquake occurs, this structure always holds the roof and frame fixed.

Researchers were amazed at the ability of "Fighting" to help homes in the Forbidden City be able to withstand earthquakes of up to 10.1 on the Richter scale.

Fighting is also a special architectural structure, widely used since the Spring and Autumn Period (circa 770 - 476 BC) in Chinese history.

This special type of architecture surprised many researchers because its ability to resist earthquakes is more effective than today's technology applications.

To find out more about the special ability of houses with the mysterious architecture in the Forbidden City, capable of "specializing" earthquakes, watch the video below.

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