Shenyang Imperial Palace (Gu Gong)
The Mukden Palace, aka Shenyang Imperial Palace, Shenyang Palace, and Shenyang Gugong, is located at No. 171, Shenyang Road, Shenhe District in Shenyang City. It is the only existing royal palace in China outside of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The main structure was built in 1625 when Nurhachi was in power. The Mukden Palace was finished in 1636 by his son Abahai (Huangtaiji). Nurhachi and Abahai were both founding emperors of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911).