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  2. Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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    The common English name "Forbidden City" is a translation of the Chinese name Zijincheng (紫 禁 城; lit. ' Purple Forbidden City '), which first formally appeared in 1576. [9] Another English name of similar origin is "Forbidden Palace," though "city" is much closer to the original Chinese meaning. [10]

  3. History of the Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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    View of the Forbidden City from Jingshan Park. The Forbidden City was first built in the early-15th century as the palace of the Ming emperors of China. It is located in the centre of Beijing, China, and was the Chinese imperial palace from the early-Ming dynasty in 1420 to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912, continuing to be home of the last emperor, Puyi, until 1924, since then it has been ...

  4. Category:Forbidden City - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 13 October 2022, at 13:25 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  5. List of books banned by governments - Wikipedia

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    Banned in Boston, Massachusetts, Kansas City, Missouri, Camden, New Jersey, and other US cities, this novel by Sinclair focused on religiosity and hypocrisy in the United States during the 1920s by depicting a preacher (the Reverend Dr. Elmer Gantry) as a protagonist who preferred easy money, alcohol, and "enticing young girls" to saving souls ...

  6. The Banned - Wikipedia

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    The Banned had a minor UK hit in 1977 with "Little Girl", a cover version of a 1966 U.S. hit song by the Syndicate of Sound. [1] The Banned's original home pressing on Can't Eat Records (Eat Up 1) was taken up by EMI's Harvest label. [1] The Banned originated from Tooting and Camberwell in London. Originally the Banned were:

  7. List of banned films - Wikipedia

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    Banned from all Arab League states because actress Haya Harareet was Israeli. [3] 2006 Borat: Banned in every Arab League country except Lebanon. [4] 2020 Onward: Banned due to referencing to a lesbian relationship 2021 Eternals: Banned due to the film's character of Phastos and his husband. [39] 2022 Lightyear: Banned due to a brief lesbian ...

  8. Ban - Wikipedia

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    Ban (deodorant), a brand name deodorant & antiperspirant; Ban (plural: bani), a coin, the 1/100 part of a Romanian leu or Moldovan leu "Ban" (song), a 2021 single by Sakurazaka46; Basel Action Network; British Approved Name, for a pharmaceutical substance; Burrows–Abadi–Needham logic, BAN logic, used to analyze authentication protocols

  9. Vatican City - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. Enclaved Holy See's independent city-state This article is about the city-state in Europe. For the city-state's government, see Holy See. Vatican City State Stato della Città del Vaticano (Italian) Status Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Flag Coat of arms Anthem: Inno e Marcia Pontificale ...