The forbidden city in beijing, china, is the largest palace complex in the world. set in the middle of beijing, it covers an area of more than 860,000 square yards and even has a moat around the outside for protection. commissioned in 1406 during the ming dynasty, the palace took 15 years to build. according to chinese records, more than one million workers were needed to build the city. it was made from wood and brick. the main color used in all the buildings was yellow, the color most closely linked to emperors. in the entire city, only one building does not have a yellow tile roof. for nearly 500 years, the forbidden city was home to the emperors of china and their families. the emperor and his officials ruled the country from the city, which was closed to all but the highest government and military officials. today, the forbidden city has been renamed the palace museum and is open to the public. it consists of more than ten different museums, most of which display art and records found in the historic palace. the city is china’s largest museum, housing about one million objects, many of which are one of a kind. although the palace is no longer the ruling center of china, it still has an impact on the many people who visit every day. you can tell that this passage is in the third-person point of view because it contains statements of fact and opinionthe narrator is an outside observerit contains the personal pronoun  itthe narrator participates in the storydescription