1.   A sophisticated technology brought running water into private homes, public bathhouses and imperial palaces.

2.   When we drive by the front of her property, some one points out where the imperial palace once stood.

3.   From an early date the imperial palaces at Constantinople incorporated decorative schemes that emphasized and glorified imperial power and dominion.

4.   An imperial palace can feel like a desert, too.

5.   And Kasumigaseki, the district near the imperial palace where the government ministries are situated, has emerged only partly chastened.

6.   A particularly popular one is said to come from the imperial palace of the Qing dynasty.

7.   The exhibition will also include a large copy of an imperial palace and a full-size reproduction of a bronze chariot and four horses discovered at the tomb site.

8.   The imperial palace has largely been restored.

9.   At Hou Hai, part of a string of lakes northwest of the old imperial palace, old courtyard houses are being demolished to make room for new ones.