Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing, China
The Old Summer Palace was the main imperial residence of the Qing dynasty emperors in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a masterpiece of Chinese garden design, renowned for its vast collections of gardens, architecture, and works of art. The complex was looted and destroyed by British and French forces in 1860 during the Second Opium War. Today, the site is a public park known as Yuanmingyuan Ruins Park, where visitors can see the remains of its once-grand structures.
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