On a walled area with a size of 1100 by 600 meters in the center of Kyoto is the Kyōto Gosho, the Kyoto Imperial Palace. In addition to the palace, several buildings and an extensive park are located on the site.
From 794, when Kyoto became the capital of Japan, the Kyoto Imperial Palace served as the residence of the Imperial Family.
More than 1000 years later, the Emperor Meiji moved the seat of the Imperial Family to Tokyo.
During this period the palace burned down several times. Each time it was rebuilt, the last reconstruction was completed in 1855.
