In their flight, the nationalists under Chiang-Kai Shek took historical treasures, including most of the contents of the Forbidden City in Beijing - the National Palace Museum in Taipei is an astounding collection of hundreds of thousands of treasures.

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The hotel is located in a prime city location, near the Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace.

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Better is to push on another 20 minutes from the museum and you'll hit Gyeongbokgung , the largest and grandest of the city's palace grounds.

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