I recently had the pleasure of taking a virtual tour of the Forbidden City with The Virtual Forbidden City. It was an amazing experience! The virtual tour was incredibly detailed and interactive. I was able to explore the palace, learn about its history, and even view some of the treasures that were hidden away for centuries. The reference information and lectures provided were very informative and gave me a much deeper understanding of the Forbidden City. I would highly recommend The Virtual Forbidden City to anyone looking to explore the Forbidden City from the comfort of their own home.
There was a download of The Virtual Forbidden City 6.3 on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. The program lies within Games, more precisely Simulation. This free program is a product of IBM.
The following versions: 6.3, 6.1 and 6.0 are the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users. You can launch this free PC software on Windows XP/Vista/7/8 32-bit. We recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus. The default filename for the program's installer is VFC.exe.
From the developer:
The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time is a partnership between IBM and the Palace Museum in Beijing, China. For more than five hundred years, the Ming and Qing emperors ruled China from the palaces of the Forbidden City. The art and architectural treasures from this period are the cultural heart of modern China.
You may want to check out more software, such as Hidden Mysteries: The Forbidden City or Virtual AGC, which might be similar to The Virtual Forbidden City.