List of palaces explained
See main article: Palace. The following is a list of palaces by country.
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Armenia
Australia
- Government House, Canberra – official residence of the King of Australia. Full-time residence of the Governor General of Australia.
- Government House, Sydney – official residence of the governor of New South Wales, the state's representative to the King of Australia.
- Government House, Adelaide – official residence of the governor of South Australia, the state's representative to the King of Australia.
- Government House, Brisbane – official residence of the governor of Queensland, the state's representative to the King of Australia.
- Government House, Melbourne – official residence of the governor of Victoria, the state's representative to the King of Australia.
- Government House, Hobart – official residence of the governor of Tasmania, the state's representative to the King of Australia.
- Government House, Perth – official residence of the governor of Western Australia, the state's representative to the King of Australia.
- Government House, Darwin – official residence of the administrator of the Northern Territory, the territories representative to the King of Australia.
- Admiralty House – official Sydney residence of the governor general of Australia.
- The Lodge – official residence of the prime minister of Australia
- Kirribilli House – official Sydney residence of the prime minister of Australia.
Austria
Azerbaijan
See main article: List of palaces in Azerbaijan.
Bangladesh
- Ahsan Manzil – former residence of the Nawab of Dhaka
- Bangabhaban – official residence of the president of Bangladesh, former viceregal house in Dhaka
- Bhawal Rajbari, Gazipur, Bangladesh
- Ghughu-danga Zamindar Bari, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
- Moyez Manzil, Faridpur, Bangladesh
- Rani Bhabani's Palace
- Tajhat Palace, Rangpur
- Rose Garden Palace, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Natore Rajbari, Natore, Bangladesh
- Ruins of Sonargaon Palace, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dhanbari Palace, Tangail, Bangladesh
- Baliati Palace, Manikganj, Bangladesh
- Dighapatia Palace, Natore, Bangladesh
- Shoshi Lodge, Mymensingh
Belarus
Belgium
Elsewhere
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
- Euxinograd – former royal summer residence located on the Black Sea coast, in the outskirts of Varna. The palace is currently a governmental and presidential retreat hosting cabinet meetings in the summer and offering access for tourists to several villas and hotels as well as the gardens.
- The former Royal Palace in Sofia, today accommodating the National Art Gallery and National Ethnographic Museum. The palace was built during the rule of Alexander of Battenberg. It was later expanded and used by Ferdinand I as his official residence. During the rule of Boris III, it served mainly for representative purposes, as the official residence of the Royal Family was in Vrana.
- Vrana Palace – former official residence of the Bulgarian Royal Family in the outskirts of Sofia. Today, it's the official residence of former Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and Tsaritsa Margarita. The palace gardens are open for the general public on the weekends.
- Boyana - serves as the official residence of the Bulgarian President, Vice President and Prime Minister. The former palace, which served as the primary residence for Bulgarian communist leader Todor Zhivkov,[8] now houses the National Historical Museum of Bulgaria.
- Sarmadzhiev House - located in central Sofia, it serves as the official residence of the Turkish Ambassador to Bulgaria.
- British House - a palace in the centre of Sofia, serves as the official residence for the British Ambassador to Bulgaria. It was used by Prince Charles during his visits in 1998 and in 2003.[9]
- Kuyumdzhiev House - built for the prominent Bulgarian businessman Angel Kuyumdzhiev, it serves as the official residence of the French Ambassador to Bulgaria.[10]
Other Historic Palaces
The following are historic strongholds throughout the years in the different capitals of Bulgaria. They often housed the royal and patriarchal palaces and are enclosed in defensive walls around their perimeter.
Other Royal Palaces
These are mostly hunting lodges and retreats for the Bulgarian Royal Family, located in the Rila Mountain range.
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Residences of provincial Lieutenant-Governors:
Chile
China
See main article: Chinese palace.
The English word "palace" is used to translated the Chinese word 宮 (pronounced "gōng" in Mandarin). This character represents two rooms connected (呂), under a roof (宀). Originally the character applied to any residence or mansion, but starting with the Qin dynasty (3rd century BC) it was used only for the residence of the emperor and members of the imperial family. Chinese palaces are different from post-Renaissance European palaces in the sense that they are not made up of one building only (however big and convoluted the building may be), but are in fact huge spaces surrounded by a wall and containing large separated halls (殿 diàn) for ceremonies and official business, as well as smaller buildings, galleries, courtyards, gardens, and outbuildings, more like the Roman or Carolingian palatium.
The world's largest palace to have ever existed,[12] the Weiyang Palace, was built in the Han dynasty. The world's largest palace currently still in existence,[13] [14] [15] the Forbidden City, was constructed in the Ming dynasty.
List of Chinese imperial palaces, in chronological order
This is an incomplete list of Chinese palaces.
- Xianyang Palace (咸陽宮), in (Qin) Xianyang (咸陽), now 15 km/9 miles east of modern Xianyang, Shaanxi province: this was the royal palace of the state of Qin before the Chinese unification, and then the palace of the First Emperor when China was unified.
- Epang Palace (阿房宮 – probable meaning: "The Palace on the Hill"), 20 km/12 miles south of (Qin) Xianyang (咸陽), now 15 km/9 miles west of Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi province: the fabulous imperial palace built by the First Emperor in replacement of Xianyang Palace.
- Weiyang Palace (未央宮 – "The Endless Palace"), in (Han) Chang'an (長安), now 7 km/4 miles northeast of downtown Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi province: imperial palace of the prestigious Western Han dynasty for two centuries. This is the largest palace ever built on Earth,[12] covering 4.8 km2 (1,200 acres), which is 6.7 times the size of the Forbidden City, or 11 times the size of the Vatican City.
- Southern Palace (南宮) and Northern Palace (北宮), in Luoyang (洛陽), Henan province: imperial palaces of the Eastern Han Dynasty for two centuries, the Southern Palace being used for court hearings and audiences, Northern Palace being the private residence of the emperor and his concubines.
- Taiji Palace (太極宮 – "Palace of the Supreme Ultimate"), also known as the Western Apartments (西内), in (Tang) Chang'an (長安), now downtown Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi province: imperial palace during the Sui dynasty (who called it Daxing Palace – 大興宮, "Palace of Great Prosperity") and in the beginning of the Tang dynasty (until A.D. 663). Area: 4.2 km2 (1,040 acres), imperial section proper: 1.92 km2 (474 acres).
- Daming Palace (大明宮 – "Palace of Great Brightness"), also known as the Eastern Apartments (東内), in (Tang) Chang'an (長安), now downtown Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi province: imperial palace of the Tang dynasty after A.D. 663 (it was briefly named Penglai Palace (蓬萊宮) between 663 and 705), but the prestigious Taiji Palace remained used for major state ceremonies such as coronations. Area: 3.11 km2 (768 acres), almost 4.5 times the size of the Forbidden City.
- Kaifeng Imperial Palace (東京大内皇宮), in Dongjing (東京), now called Kaifeng (開封), Henan province: imperial palace of the Northern Song dynasty.
- Hangzhou Imperial Palace (臨安大内禁宮), in Lin'an (臨安), now called Hangzhou (杭州), Zhejiang province: imperial palace of the Southern Song dynasty.
- Karakorum (哈拉和林), site of the imperial palace of the Mongol Empire.
- Shangdu (元上都) and Khanbaliq (元大都), locations of the imperial palaces of the Yuan dynasty.
- Ming Imperial Palace (明故宮), in Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu province: imperial palace of the Ming dynasty until 1421.
- Forbidden City (紫禁城), now known in China as Beijing's Old Palace (北京故宫), in Jingshi (京師), now called Beijing (北京): imperial palace of the Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty from 1421 until 1924. Area: 720,000 m2 (178 acres). The Forbidden City is the world's largest palace currently in existence.[13] [14] [15]
Apart from the main imperial palace, Chinese dynasties also had several other imperial palaces in the capital city where the empress, crown prince, or other members of the imperial family dwelled. There also existed palaces outside of the capital city called "away palaces" (離宮) where the emperors resided when traveling. The habit also developed of building garden estates in the countryside surrounding the capital city, where the emperors retired at times to get away from the rigid etiquette of the imperial palace, or simply to escape from the summer heat inside their capital. This practice reached a zenith with the Qing dynasty, whose emperors built the fabulous Imperial Gardens (御園), now known in China as the Gardens of Perfect Brightness (圓明園), and better known in English as the Old Summer Palace. The emperors of the Qing Dynasty resided and worked in the Imperial Gardens, 8 km/5 miles outside of the walls of Beijing, the Forbidden City inside Beijing being used only for formal ceremonies.
These gardens were made up of three gardens: the Garden of Perfect Brightness proper, the Garden of Eternal Spring (長春園), and the Elegant Spring Garden (綺春園); they covered a huge area of 3.5 km2 (865 acres), almost 5 times the size of the Forbidden City, and 8 times the size of the Vatican City. comprising hundreds of halls, pavilions, temples, galleries, gardens, lakes, etc. Several famous landscapes of southern China had been reproduced in the Imperial Gardens, hundreds of invaluable Chinese art masterpieces and antiquities were stored in the halls, making the Imperial Gardens one of the largest museum in the world. Some unique copies of literary work and compilations were also stored inside the Imperial Gardens. In 1860, during the Second Opium War, the British and French expeditionary forces looted the Old Summer Palace. Then on October 18, 1860, in order to "punish" the imperial court, which had refused to allow Western embassies inside Beijing, the British general Lord Elgin – with protestations from the French – purposely ordered to set fire to the huge complex which burned to the ground. It took 3500 British troops to set the entire place ablaze and took three whole days to burn. The burning of the Gardens of Perfect Brightness is still a very sensitive issue in China today.
Following this cultural catastrophe, the imperial court was forced to relocate to the old and austere Forbidden City where it stayed until 1924, when the Last Emperor was expelled by a republican army. Empress dowager Cixi (慈禧太后) built the Summer Palace (頤和園 – "The Garden of Nurtured Harmony") near the Old Summer Palace, but on a much smaller scale than the Old Summer Palace. There are currently some projects in China to rebuild the Imperial Gardens, but this appears as a colossal undertaking, and no rebuilding has started yet.
Other palaces
Some other palaces include:
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Prague
Elsewhere
Denmark
See main article: List of castles and palaces in Denmark.
- Amalienborg Palace, winter palace of the Danish royal family, Copenhagen
- Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
- Fredensborg Palace, spring and autumn residence of the Danish monarch, Fredensborg
- Frederiksberg Palace, Frederiksberg municipality in Copenhagen City
- Frederiksborg Palace, Hillerød
- Gråsten Palace, summer residence of the Danish royal family, Gråsten
- Kastellet, Copenhagen
- Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen
- Charlottenlund Palace, Copenhagen
- Kronborg Castle, Elsinore (at which Shakespeares "Hamlet" takes place)
Egypt
Pharaonic
Ptolemaic
- Circa 2nd century BC The Ptolemaic palace in what is now Silsila district in Alexandria[21]
- 50s BC Caesareum palace which was built by Cleopatra in honor of Julius Caesar or Mark Antony in Alexandria
- 50s BC Antirrhodus island palace, was erected off of Alexandria's mainland in the Eastern Harbour (later submerged by the sea)
Roman
- 100 AD Roman palace at El Haiz area in the Bahariya Oasis, western desert.
Arab-Islamic
- 870 AD Ahmad ibn Tulun Palace at al-Qatta'i in Old Cairo[22]
- 12th-13th centuries and after: palaces built within the Citadel of Cairo[23]
- 13th century Sultan al-Salih palace on Rhoda Island in Cairo[24] [25]
- 1293 Amir Alin Aq Palace at Bab al-Wazir Street, Tabbana Quarter, Cairo[26] [27] [28]
- 14th century Palace of Manjak al Yusufi al Silahdar, Cairo[29] [30]
- 1313 Ablaq Palace built by Al-Nasir Muhammad in the Citadel of Cairo
- Other associated structures built nearby include the Great Iwan
- 1330 Amir Qawsun Palace (Qawsoun Yashbak min Mahdi) in Cairo[31]
- 1334 Beshtak Palace[32]
- 1352 Amir Taz Palace in Cairo[33] [34]
- 1366 Palace of Emir Tashtimur (Hummus Akhdar) in Cairo[35]
- 15th century Palace of al-Ghuri, Cairo[36] [37]
- 1496 Amir Mamay Palace (Bait al-Qady), Cairo[38]
- 16th century Bayt Al-Razzaz palace or Palace of al-Ashraf Qaytbay, Darb Al-Ahmar, Cairo[39]
- 1634 House of Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi, Cairo[40]
- 17th century and after: Bayt Al-Suhaymi, Cairo
- 18th century Qasr al-Aini (converted to Cairo University hospital)[41]
- 1731 Harawi Residence[42] [43]
- 1779 Al Musafir Khana Palace (Kasr El Chok), at al-Jamaliyya, Old Cairo.[44] Birthplace of Khedive Ismail.[45] It was destroyed by fire in 1998[46]
- 1790s Mohammed Bey al-Alfi Palace (where Napoleon lived during his Egyptian campaign).[47]
- 1794 Bayt al-Sinnari (Palace). Now a museum.[48] [49]
Modern Egypt
- 19th century Bulaq palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza[50]
- 19th century Mena House built by Khedive Ismail, at Giza near pyramids
- 19th century Kasr al-Nozha, the Cattaui (Egyptian Jewish industrialist) palace in Shubra[51]
- 19th century Kasr al-Incha (now the ministry of defense)[52]
- 19th century Kasr Kamal al-Din (former residence of the ministry of foreign affairs)
- 19th century Zaafarana palace (now the Ain Shams University administration building)[53]
- 19th century Medhat Yegen Pasha's palace, Garden City, Cairo. (Demolished)[54]
- 19th century Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi palace in Giza now demolished
- 19th century Kasr al-Aali
- 19th century Kasr al-Mounira that became the French archeological center (IFAO).
- 19th century Kasr al-Amira Iffet Hassan that was later purchased by Princess Shuvekar Ibrahim before becoming the official seat of the council of ministers.
- 19th century El-Walda Pasha palace (now demolished).
- 1807 Muhammad Ali's Shubra Palace (Ain Shams faculty of agriculture)
- 1827 Harem Palaces at the Citadel of Cairo (now the Military museum)[55]
- 1850s Kasr al-Ismailia, Cairo (now demolished, it was in the area of the Mogama El-Tahrir government complex)
- 1860s Khairy Pasha Palace, Cairo (became the campus of the American University in Cairo in the 1920s)[56]
- 1814 Al-Gawhara Palace at Cairo citadel[32]
- 1854 Qasr al-Nil (now demolished but the area in downtown Cairo still carries its name)
- 1863 Gezirah Palace (now a private hotel)[57]
- 1863 Abdeen Palace, Cairo (former royal residence)[32]
- 1897 Count Gabriel Habib El-Sakakini Pasha Palace, Cairo[58] [59]
- 1898 Anisa Wissa Palace, Fayoum.[60]
- 1899 Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik palace (now the Manyal Palace museum)[61]
- 1899 Prince Said Halim Pasha Palace in downtown Cairo[62]
- late 19th century Koubbeh Palace, El-Quba[63]
- 20th century Fouad Serageddin Pasha's palace, Garden City
- 20th century EL-Dobara palace (now a government school)
- 20th century Tahra Palace, El-Zayton, Cairo[64]
- 20th century Sultana Malak Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo[65]
- 1901 Palace of Saad Zaghloul Pasha (Beit El-Omma Museum)[66]
- 1911 Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo[67]
- 1910 Heliopolis Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo[68]
- 1915 Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil palace (now a museum)[69]
- 1921 Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, Zamalek (now the Museum of Islamic Ceramics)[70]
- 1924 Kurmet Ibn Hani' (Ahmed Shawki museum)
- Unknown (before 1939) Prince Yousef Kamal Palace at Ain Shams district, now the Desert research institute[71]
- Montaza Palace, Alexandria
- Ras Al-Teen Palace, Alexandria
Estonia
Ethiopia
- Jubilee Palace (National Palace) – seat of the president, former imperial palace
Finland
France
See main article: List of palaces in France.
Georgia
Germany
See main article: articles and List of palaces in Germany.
Ghana
- The Manhyia Palace (Asantehene's Palace) – seat of the Asantehene of Ashanti, Kumasi
- The Flagstaff House (Presidential Palace) – seat of government until the late 1970s, Accra
- The Christianborg (Osu Castle) – former seat of the government till December 2008, Accra
- The Golden Jubilee Palace (Presidential Palace) formerly known as the "Flagstaff House" – seat of Government since December 2008, Accra
The Abampredease Palace. Palace of Dormaahene
Greece
Haiti
Hungary
India
See main article: List of palaces in India.
- Agra Fort – former royal residence of the Moghul, Agra
- Aina Mahal – royal residence of ruler of Kutch.
- Amber Palace (Amber Fort) – former royal residence, Jaipur
- Amba Vilas Palace–Mysore
- Antilia – residence of entrepreneur Mukesh Ambani
- Arki Palace Himachal
- Bangalore Palace – Bengaluru
- British Residency, Kollam – Architectural Marvel built by Col. John Munro
- Chatrapati Shahu palace – former royal residence of chatrapati shahu maharaj kolhapur
- Cheluvamba Vilas Palace-Mysore
- Chowmahalla Palace
- City Palace, Jaipur – seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur
- City Palace, Udaipur – seat of the Maharana of Udaipur
- Candra Mahal, Jaipur
- Chittor Fort, Chittorgarh – Largest Fort in India
- Cooch Behar Palace – former royal residence, Cooch Behar
- Delhi Fort – former seat of the Moghul, Delhi
- Falaknuma Palace – royal residence, Hyderabad
- Fatehpur Sikri – former royal residence of Emperor Akbar
- Gajlaxmi Palace – Palace of Singhdeo dynasty, Dhenkanal
- Gohar Mahal – former royal residence, Bhopal
- Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer
- Grand Palace, Srinagar – former royal residence, today hotel, Srinagar
- Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) – former royal residence, Jaipur
- Hazarduari Palace – former royal residence, Murshidabad
- Hill Palace, Tripunithura, Cochin – former Royal Residence of Maharaja of Cochin, now one of the largest archaeological museums in India
- Jagan Mohan Palace-Mysore
- Jag Mandir – former residence of Shah Jahan, Udaipur
- Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) – former royal residence, Udaipur
- Jai Mahal – former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
- Jaya Lakshmi Vilas Palace-Mysore
- Jai Vilas Palace – seat of the Maharaja of Gwalior
- Jaisalmer Fort – seat of the Maharaja of Jaisalmer
- Jhargram Palace – royal residence & heritage hotel, Jhargram
- Karanji Vilas Palace-Mysore
- Kangra Fort – seat of the Maharaja of Kangra-Lambagraon
- Kathgola – former estate of a zamindar (landowner), Murshidabad
- Khasbagh Palace – palace of the Maharaja of Rampur
- King Kothi Palace – palace of VII Nizam, Osman Ali Khan
- Kowdiar Palace – residence of the Travancore Royal Family
- Lalgarh Palace – former royal residence, today hotel, Bikaner
- Laxmi Vilas Palace – seat of the Maharajah of Baroda
- Lakshmipuram Palace - is the royal palace of the Parappanad royal families at Changanassery
- Lalitha Mahal Palace-Mysore
- Laxmi Vilas Palace (also known as Anandbagh Palace) – seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga, donated to Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University. Now houses office of vice-chancellor and other officials of the university.
- Lokranjan Mahal-Mysore
- Marble Palace (Kolkata) – former residence of Raja Rajendra Mullick, Kolkata
- Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Cochin – former Royal Residence of Maharaja of Cochin, archeological museum at present.
- Nashipur Rajbari – former royal residence, Murshidabad
- Narain Niwas Palace – former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
- Nedumpuram Palace
- New Palace – seat of Maharaja of Kolhapur
- Padmanabhapuram Palace – seat of the Maharaja of Travancore
- Prag Mahal – royal palace of rulers of Kutch
- Purani Haveli – seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad
- Rajendra vilas Palace-Mysore
- Raj Mahal Palace – former royal residence, Jaipur (today hotel)
- Rajbari – seat of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar
- Rambagh Palace – former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur (today hotel)
- Rashtrapati Bhavan – seat of the president, former viceregal residence, Delhi
- Red Fort – seat of many dynasties of India
- Samode Palace – former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
- Shaniwar Wada, Pune – royal residence of Peshwas
- Senior Bhonsle Palace,Nagpur- residence of maharja of nagpur
- Shaukat Mahal – former royal residence, Bhopal
- Thanjavur Nayak – Thanjavur (Tanjore) Nayak Palace, Thanjavur
- Thevally Palace, Kollam – Outhouse of erstwhile Travancore Kings
- Umaid Bhawan Palace – seat of the Maharaja of Jodhpur
- Uparkot Fort – former seat of the Chudasama of Junagadh, Gujarat
- Vasanth Mahal Palace-Mysore
- Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandavi – royal residence of rulers of Kutch
- Wasif Manzil – former royal residence, Murshidabad
Indonesia
See main article: List of palaces in Indonesia.
Presidential palaces
- Gedung Agung, The Presidential Palace in Yogyakarta.
- Istana Bogor, The Presidential Palace in Bogor.
- Istana Cipanas, The President's Leisure Palace in Puncak.
- Istana Merdeka, Jakarta, The President Official Residence.
- Istana Negara, Jakarta, The President Office.
- Istana Tampaksiring, The Presidential Palace in Bali.
- Istana Wakil Presiden, Jakarta, The Vice President Office.
Royal palaces
- Istana Al Mukarramah – seat of Sintang Kingdom, Sintang Regency.
- Istana Al Watzikubillah – seat of Sambas Sultanate, Sambas Regency.
- Istana Amantubillah – seat of Mempawah Kingdom, Mempawah Regency.
- Istana Asahan (Bangunan Bersejarah – Balai Di Ujung Tanjung) – seat of Asahan Sultanate, Tanjungbalai.
- Istana Asi Mbojo – seat of Bima Sultanate, Kota Bima.
- Istana Asseraya Al Hasyimiyah – seat of Siak Sultanate, Siak Regency.
- Istana Bacan – seat of Bacan Sultanate, South Halmahera Regency.
- Istana Bala Kuning – seat of Sumbawa Sultanate, Sumbawa Regency.
- Istana Balla Lompoa – seat of Gowa Sultanate, Gowa Regency.
- Istana Banggai – seat of Banggai Sultanate, Banggai Islands Regency.
- Istana Datu Luwu – seat of Luwu Kingdom, Kota Palopo.
- Istana Gunung Tabur – seat of Gunung Tabur Sultanate, Berau Regency.
- Istana Indragiri – seat of Indragiri Kingdom, Indragiri Hulu Regency.
- Istana Ismahayana – seat of Landak Kingdom, Landak Regency.
- Istana Jailolo – seat of Jailolo Sultanate, North Halmahera Regency.
- Istana Kadriyah – seat of Pontianak Sultanate, Pontianak.
- Istana Kantor – seat of Riau-Lingga Sultanate, Kota Tanjung Pinang.
- Istana Kubu – seat of Kubu Kingdom, Kubu Raya Regency.
- Istana Kuning – seat of Kotawaringin Sultanate, West Kotawaringin Regency.
- Istana Maimun – seat of Deli Sultanate, Medan.
- Istana Malige – seat of Buton Sultanate, Baubau.
- Istana Mori – seat of Mori Kingdom, Morowali Regency.
- Istana Muliakarta – seat of Matan Kingdom, Ketapang Regency.
- Istana Niat – seat of Limalaras Kingdom, Batubara Regency.
- Istana Paku Negara – seat of Tayan Kingdom, Tayan Regency.
- Istana Rokan Hulu – seat of Rokan Hulu Kingdom, Rokan Hulu Regency.
- Istana Sadurangas – seat of Paser Belengkong Sultanate, Paser Regency.
- Istana Sambaliung – seat of Sambaliung Sultanate, Berau Regency.
- Istana Sayap – seat of Pelalawan Sultanate, Pelalawan Regency.
- Istana Serdang – seat of Serdang Sultanate, Serdang Bedagai Regency.
- Istana Surya Negara – seat of Sanggau Kingdom, Sanggau Regency.
- Istana Tanjung Palas – seat of Bulungan Sultanate, Bulungan Regency.
- Istana Ternate – seat of Ternate Sultanate, Ternate.
- Istana Tidore – seat of Tidore Sultanate, Tidore.
- Istana Tunggang Bosar – seat of Dhasa Nawalu Sultanate, South Tapanuli Regency.
- Istano Basa Pagaruyung – seat of Pagaruyung Kingdom, Tanah Datar Regency.
- Istano Kuto Lamo – seat of Palembang Darussalam Sultanate, Palembang.
- Kedaton Kutai Kartanegara – seat of Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate, Kutai Kartanegara Regency.
- Kraton Kacirebonan – seat of Kacirebonan Dynasty of Cirebon Sultanate, Cirebon.
- Kraton Kanoman – seat of Kanoman Dynasty of Cirebon Sultanate, Cirebon.
- Kraton Kasepuhan – seat of Kasepuhan Dynasty of Cirebon Sultanate, Cirebon.
- Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat – seat of Yogyakarta Sultanate, Yogyakarta.
- Kraton Sumedang Larang – seat of Sumedang Larang Kingdom, Sumedang Regency.
- Kraton Sumenep – seat of Sumenep (East Madura) Duchy, Sumenep Regency.
- Kraton Surakarta Hadiningrat – seat of the Surakarta Sunanate, Surakarta.
- Pura Pakualaman – seat of Pakualaman Duchy, Yogyakarta.
- Pura Mangkunegaran – seat of Mangkunegaran Duchy, Surakarta.
- Puri Agung Bangli – seat of Bangli Kingdom, Bangli Regency.
- Puri Agung Denpasar – seat of Badung Kingdom, Denpasar.
- Puri Agung Gianyar – seat of Gianyar Kingdom, Gianyar Regency.
- Puri Agung Karangasem – seat of Karangasem Kingdom, Karangasem Regency.
- Puri Agung Klungkung – seat of Klungkung Kingdom, Klungkung Regency.
- Puri Agung Negara – seat of Jembrana Kingdom, Jembrana Regency.
- Puri Agung Singaraja – seat of Buleleng Kingdom, Buleleng Regency.
- Puri Agung Tabanan – seat of Tabanan Kingdom, Tabanan Regency.
- Puri Agung Ubud – seat of Ubud Princedom, Gianyar Regency.
- Saoraja La Pinceng – seat of Balusu Kingdom, Barru Regency.
- Saoraja Mallangga – seat of Wajo Sultanate, Wajo Regency.
- Saoraja Petta Ponggawae – seat of Bone Sultanate, Bone Regency.
- Sonaf Ba'a – seat of Rote Kingdom, Rote Ndao Regency.
- Sonaf Baun – seat of Amarasi Kingdom, Kupang.
- Sonaf Larantuka – seat of Larantuka Kingdom, East Flores Regency.
- Sonaf Nisnoni – seat of Kupang Kingdom, Kupang.
- Sonaf Oelolok – seat of Taolin Kingdom, North Central Timor Regency.
- Sonaf Sonbesi – seat of Amanuban Kingdom, South Central Timor Regency.
Iran
Palaces and pavilions
- Ali Qapu, former residence of the Safavid dynasty after Shāh Abbās I, in Isfahan
- Apadana in Persepolis
- Chehel Sotoun in Isfahan
- Chehel Sotoun of Qazvin in Qazvin
- East-Azerbaijan State Palace
- Gate of All Nations in Persepolis
- Golestan Palace, former residence of the Qajar dynasty, in Tehran
- Hasht Behesht in Isfahan
- Marble Palace in Tehran
- Niavaran Palace Complex, former residence of the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties
- Palace of Ardashir in Firouzabad, south of Shiraz
- Sadabad Palace in Tehran, former residence of the Pahlavi dynasty
- Saheb Qarani Palace, where Naser al-Din Shah Qajar lived, in Tehran
- Tabriz Municipality Palace, the head office of the municipal government of Tabriz
- Tachara, one of the interior palaces in Persepolis
- Takht-e Soleymān in West Azerbaijan
- Throne Hall, second largest palace of Persepolis after the Apadana
- Tehran Municipality Palace, which was located on the north side of Tupkhaneh
Castles and citadels
Iraq
Italy
See main article: List of palaces in Italy.
Rome
Elsewhere
- Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna
- Palazzo del Podestà, Bologna
- Palazzo dei Notai, Bologna
- Royal Palace of Caserta, Caserta (near Napoli) – former seat of the kings of Two Sicilies
- Papal Palace, Castel Gandolfo – Summer residence of the Pope
- Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara – currently houses 'Pinacoteca Nazionale'
- Palazzo Bianco, Genoa
- Torre e Palazzo de Félice, Rosciano – an 11th-century castle and former ancestral palace of the Counts di Panzutti of the de Félice family
- Palazzo de Felice, Somma Vesuviana – a 16th-century palace of the Counts di Panzutti of the De Felice family
- Palazzo de Felice, Grottaglie – an 18th-century palace of the Counts di Panzutti of the de Felice family
- Palazzo Pfanner, Lucca
- Palazzo del Te, Mantua – former seat of the Dukes of Mantua
- Palazzo Litta, Milan
- Castello Sforzesco, Milan – residence of the dukes of Milan
- Royal Villa of Monza, Monza
- Ducal Palace, Modena – residence of the dukes of Modena
- Royal Palace, Naples
- Royal Palace of Capodimonte, Naples – Summer palace of the kings of the Two Sicilies; today home to Museo di Capodimonte
- Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo – former residence of Holy Roman Emperors and kings of Sicily
- Ducal Palace, Parma – residence of the dukes of Parma
- Ducal Palace of Colorno, Colorno
- Palazzo della Carovana, Pisa
- Palace of Portici, Portici
- Palazzo Pubblico, Siena
- Royal Palace of Turin, Torino – former residence of the dukes of Savoy and kings of Sardinia
- Palazzina di Stupinigi, Torino
- Palazzo Carignano, Torino
- Castello del Valentino, Torino
- Palazzo Ducale, Urbino – former seat of the Dukes of Urbino
- Palazzo Canossa, Verona
- Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza
- Miramare Castle, Trieste
- Royal Palace of Carditello, near Caserta – hunting site and then a farm by of the kings of the Two Sicilies
- Palazzo Ferrari Sacchini, Piacenza
Japan
- Akasaka Palace (State Guest-House: 迎賓館), Tokyo & Kyoto
- Fukiage Omiya Palace – Imperial residence of the Empress Dowager, Tokyo
- Heijo Palace (平城京) – former capital, Nara
- Heian Palace, Kyoto
- Imperial Palace (皇居) – Imperial Court and Residence, Tokyo
- Katsura Detached Palace (Katsura Imperial Villa: 桂離宮) – former imperial palace, Kyoto
- Kyoto Imperial Palace (京都御所), Kyoto
- Kyoto Omiya Palace – Imperial residence, Kyoto
- Sento Imperial Palace – Imperial residence, Kyoto
- Shugaku-in Detached Palace (Shugaku-in Imperial Villa) – former imperial palace, Kyoto
- Rokuhara Yakata (六波羅館) and Nishihachijo House (西八条邸) – former residence of Taira no Kiyomori, Kyoto.
- Yukimi Imperial Palace (雪見御所) – former residence of Taira no Kiyomori, Fukuhara-kyō.
- Yanagi no Gosho (柳之御所) – former residence of Northern Fujiwara, Hiraizumi, Iwate.
- Kyara Gosho (伽羅御所) – former residence of Northern Fujiwara, Hiraizumi, Iwate.
- Okura Imperial Palace (大倉御所) – former residence of Kamakura shogunate.
- Utsunomiya Zushi Imperial Palace (宇都宮辻子御所) – former residence of Kamakura shogunate.
- Wakamiya Oji Imperial Palace (若宮大路御所) – former residence of Kamakura shogunate.
- Sanjo Bomon Dono (三条坊門殿) – former residence of Ashikaga shogunate, Kyoto.
- Hana no-gosho (花の御所) – former residence of Ashikaga shogunate, Kyoto.
- Azuchi Castle (安土城) – former residence of Oda Nobunaga, Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
- Osaka Castle (大坂城) – former residence of Kampaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Osaka.
- Jurakudai (聚楽第) – former residence of Kampaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Kyoto.
- Edo Castle (江戶城) – former residence of Tokugawa shogunate, Tokyo.
- Nijō Castle (二条城) – former palace, Kyoto
- Shuri Castle (首里城) – former seat of the Kings of Ryūkyū, Naha
Jordan
Raghadan Palace, Amman. Royal Residence of the Hussein Family
Korea
Kuwait
- Seif Palace – the official residence of the head of state
- Bayan Palace
- Al Salam Palace – Currently a Museum
- Kuwait Red Palace – Currently a Museum
- Dasman Palace – Established in 1904, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Sabah, the tenth ruler of Kuwait in 1930 made it his official residence, It is currently one of Kuwait's historic palaces.
- Mishref Palace – Located in Mishref and was Built by Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah in 1900, it was restored in the early 1940s.
- Naif Palace – built In 1919, during the reign of Sheikh Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah. It is currently the Building of Al Asimah Governorate.
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
- Baabda Palace (Presidential Palace)
- Beiteddine Palace (Palace of Lebanese Princes until the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Summer presidential residence)
- Bustros Palace (Beirut grand mansion, currently the seat of the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Donna Maria Sursock mansion (Aristocratic villa and grounds in Sawfar, damaged during the Lebanese Civil War and the Syrian occupation, now an event venue)
- Fakhreddine Palace (Palace complex of Lebanese Prince Fakhreddine)
- Grand Serail (Prime minister Headquarters)
- Hneineh Palace (Beirut grand mansion, heavily damaged)
- Malhame Palace (Beirut grand mansion, largely defaced, seat of the Lebanese Phalanges party)
- Mir Amin Palace (Currently a luxury hotel)
- Moussa Sursock palace (Beirut grand mansion and landmark)
- Petit Serail (Demolished by the French Mandate authorities in 1920)
- Pine Residence (Currently houses the French Embassy in Beirut)
- Debbane Palace (Historicall grand mansion in Sidon, now a museum)
- Robert Mouawad Palace (Beirut grand mansion, currently a Museum)
- Alfred Sursock Palace (Beirut grand mansion and grounds, currently a Museum of Modern Art)
- Villa Linda Sursock (Aristocratic mansion, now an event venue)
- Ziade Palace (Beirut grand mansion, heavily)
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
See main article: List of palaces in Malaysia.
Mexico
See also: List of castles in Mexico.
- Castillo de Chapultepec, Mexico City – former Imperial residence and Presidential Palace, military academy, and currently, home of the Museo Natural de Historia.
- Palace of San Lázaro, Mexico City – House of the Congress of Mexico.
- Los Pinos Official Residence, Mexico City – official residence of the president of Mexico.
- National Palace, Mexico City – former viceregal and presidential palace; currently serves as the seat of the executive, and houses State ceremonies, such as receptions, banquets, and the Independence celebration.
- Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
- Palacio de Correos de Mexico, Mexico City
- Palace of Iturbide, Mexico City
- Palacio de Minería, Mexico City
- Museo Nacional del Arte, Mexico City
- Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara – Colonial building which housed the city hospital during the Viceroyalty; a UNESCO world heritage site.
- Palace of Government, Monterrey – seat of the Government of Nuevo León.
- Palacio del Obispado, Monterrey
- Castillo de San Juán de Ulúa, Veracruz – former Viceregal and Presidential residence. Later served as a prison. Currently houses a museum.
- Palacio Canton, Mérida – now serves as a museum
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Nepal
The Netherlands
- Anneville (Ulvenhout) – former royal residence, Ulvenhout
- Binnenhof – former royal residence, The hague
- Bronbeek – former royal residence, Arnhem
- Breda Castle – former royal residence, Breda
- City Hall of Tilburg – former royal residence, Tilburg
- Drakensteyn Castle – Private royal residence, Baarn
- Het Loo (Paleis het Loo) – former royal residence, Apeldoorn
- Het Oude Loo – Private royal residence, Apeldoorn
- Huis Doorn – Former royal residence, doorn
- Huis ten Bosch Palace – royal residence, The Hague
- Koninklijke Schouwburg - former royal residence, The Hague
- Mauritshuis – former royal residence, The Hague
- Noordeinde Palace (Paleis Noordeinde) – royal residence, The Hague
- Royal Palace of Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam or Paleis op de Dam) – royal residence, Amsterdam
- Soestdijk Palace (Paleis Soestdijk) – former royal residence, Soestdijk
- Stadhouderlijk Hof – former royal residence, Leeuwarden
- Kneuterdijk Palace (Paleis Kneuterdijk) – former royal residence, The Hague
- Lange Voorhout Palace (Paleis Lange Voorhout) – former royal residence, The Hague
- Peace Palace (Vredespaleis) – Houses the international court of justice (judicial body of the United Nations), The Hague
New Zealand
Apart from the large complex at Tūrangawaewae Marae located in the town of Ngāruawāhia, the previous Māori Monarch Te Atairangikaahu had a home at Waahi Marae in Huntly where she lived for most of her 40-year reign with her consort Whatumoana Paki. The Māori King or Queen are required to attend 33 Poukai annually conducted at Marae loyal to the Kingitangi movement. Many of these Marae maintain residences for the Māori King or Queen for them to use during such visits.
Nigeria
- Olowo Palace in Owo Ondo State which contains more than one hundred courtyards, each with a unique traditional function.
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
- Coconut Palace
- Malacañang Palace – the official residence of the president of the Philippines, Manila
- Malacañang sa Sugbo – the presidential residence in Cebu City
- The Mansion, Baguio – the presidential residence in Baguio
- Palacio del Gobernador – historical official residence of former Governor Generals, now used as a government building
- Ayuntamiento de Manila – former official residence and office of the Mayor of Manila, now houses the Bureau of Treasury.
- Archbishop's Palace – historical residence of the Arzobispo de Manila in Intramuros
- Archbishop's Palace – current residence of the Arzobispo de Manila in Villa San Miguel, Mandaluyong.
- Archbishop's Palace – temporary residence of the Archbishop of Manila in the past, located in San Fernando, Pampanga
- The Astana Putih or The Sultan's Palace – original residence of the Sultan of Sulu located in Maimbung, Sulu.
- Torogan – Classical period residences for maranao Sultan.
Poland
- Abbot's Palace, Gdańsk
- Bieliński Palace, Otwock Wielki
- Branicki Palace, Białystok
- Brynek Palace
- Czartoryski Palace, Puławy
- Dietel Palace, Sosnowiec
- Drogosze Palace
- Drzeczkowo Palace
- Działyński Palace, Poznań
- Gorzeński Palace, Śmiełów
- Izrael Poznański Palace, Łódź
- Jabłonna Palace
- Juliusz Heinzl Palace, Łódź
- Kamieniec Ząbkowicki Palace
- Karol Poznański Palace, Łódź
- Kobylniki Palace
- Kozłówka Palace
- Kurozwęki Palace
- Kielce Palace, Kielce
- Lubartów Palace
- Lubomirski Palace, Opole Lubelskie
- Lubostroń Palace
- Lancut Palace, Łańcut
- Łomnica Palace
- Mała Wieś Palace
- Mierzęcin Palace
- Nieborów Palace
- Oblęgorek Palace
- Ostromecko Palace
- Pławniowice Palace
- Przebendowski Palace
- Pszczyna Palace
- Radomicki Palace, Konarzewo, Poznań County
- Radziejowice Palace
- Radzyń Podlaski Palace
- Radziwiłł Palace, Antonin near Ostrzeszów
- Rogalin Palace
- Rydzyna Palace
- Sieniawa Palace
- Sobański Palace, Guzów
- Sulisław Palace
- Śmiłowice Palace
- Tęgoborze Palace
- Włodowice Palace
- Wielopolski Palace, Kraków
- Wola-Chojnata Palace
- Wrocław Palace
- Żyrowa Palace
- Belweder – former seat of the president, Warsaw
- Branicki Palace, Warsaw
- Brühl Palace, Warsaw
- Casimir Palace
- Czapski Palace, Warsaw
- Jabłonowski Palace
- Kazanowski Palace
- Krasiński's Palace, Warsaw
- Królikarnia, Warsaw
- Lubomirski Palace, Warsaw
- Marywil Palace
- Młodziejowski Palace
- Myślewicki Palace, Warsaw
- Natolin Palace, Warsaw
- Ostrogski Palace, Warsaw
- Presidential Palace, Warsaw – seat of the president
- Palace of the Four Winds, Warsaw
- Potocki Palace, Warsaw
- Royal Castle, Warsaw – former royal palace
- Sapieha Palace, Warsaw
- Sobański Palace, Warsaw
- Staszic Palace, Warsaw
- Palace on the Isle, Warsaw
- Saxon Palace, Warsaw
- Tin-roofed Palace, Warsaw
- Tyszkiewicz Palace, Warsaw
- Ujazdowski Castle
- Wilanów Palace – former summer palace of the King of Poland
Portugal
See main article: List of palaces in Portugal.
Qatar
- Al Rayyan Palace
- Al Wukair Palace
- Markhiya Palace
- Barzan Palace
- Amiri Diwan Palace
- Umm Salal Palace
- Al Wajbah Palace
- Al Gharrafa Palace
- Al Jassasiya Palace
- Al Mirgab Palace
- Al Waab Palace
Romania
- Apollo Palace – Târgu Mureş
- Banffy Palace – Cluj-Napoca, built 1791.
- Baroque Palace of Oradea – founded in 1762 as the district Bishopric Palace.
- Baroque Palace, Timișoara
- Berde Palace, Cluj-Napoca
- Black eagle palace – Oradea
- Brukenthal National Museum – An 18th-century urban palazzo of Baron Brukenthal in Sibiu.
- Dauerbach Palace – Timișoara
- Dejan Palace, Timișoara
- Dicasterial Palace, Timișoara
- Dinu Mihail Palace – Craiova, today a museum.
- Finance Palace – Cluj-Napoca
- Ghica family Palace – Built in 1880, late Baroque, located in Bacău district.
- Löffler Palace, Timișoara
- Mogoșoaia Palace – Near Bucharest, founded 1698, built in Romanian Renaissance style.
- Orthodox Archiepiscopal Palace – Cluj-Napoca
- Palace of Culture (Iaşi) – built over Royal Court of Moldavia, during Carol I.
- Palace of Justice, Cluj-Napoca
- Patriarchal Palace – founded 1653, home for Romanian Orthodox heads of church. Also known as Palace of the Chamber of Deputies.
- Peleș Castle – former Sinaia summer residence of Romanian royal family.
- Pelișor Castle – On the grounds of Peleș Castle.
- Postal Palace, Cluj-Napoca
- Prefecture Palace, Cluj-Napoca
- Reduta Palace, Cluj-Napoca
- Regional Railways Palace, Cluj-Napoca
- Roznoveanu Palace – Since the 1770s, baroque palace in Iași.
- Ruginoasa Palace – small neogothic palace built in 1811, home of Sturdza family and Prince Cuza.
- Szechenyi Palace, Timișoara
- Széki Palace, Cluj-Napoca
- Urania Palace, Cluj-Napoca
- Cantacuzino Palace – Today George Enescu Museum, Bucharest.
- CEC Palace, Bucharest – palace of National Savings Bank, baroque, 1896.
- Cotroceni Palace – seat of the president, former Royal Palace, Bucharest, built for King Carol I of Romania in 1888, on a 1679 foundation.
- Creţulescu Palace – Bucharest
- Palace of Justice – founded 1890, neo-Renaissance, Bucharest.
- Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest – Absolute largest palace of the world.
- Romanian National Museum of History – founded 1894, in Bucharest, former Postal Palace, neoclassic.
- Sutu Palace – founded 1833 by Costache Sutu, today Museum of Bucharest.
- The Royal Palace – now National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest
- Victoria Palace – founded 1937, today seat of the Government of Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
See main article: List of palaces and manor houses in Serbia.
- Royal Compound
- New Palace – royal Palace of the Karađorđević dynasty; today it is the seat of the President of Serbia, Stari grad, Belgrade
- Prince Miloš's Residence — royal Palace of Prince Miloš Obrenović, Topčider, Belgrade
- Princess Ljubica's Residence — royal Palace of Prince Miloš Obrenović and Princess Ljubica Vukomanović, Stari grad, Belgrade
- Obrenović Villa — royal summer house of the Obrenović dynasty, Smederevo
- Despot Stefan Tower – medieval Serbian Palace of Stefan Lazarević, Belgrade Fortress, Stari grad, Belgrade
- Palace of Serbia — governmental building; previously known as the Palace of the Federation during SFR Yugoslavia times, New Belgrade, Belgrade
- Captain Miša's Mansion — intended as a court for the grandson of Đorđe Petrović, today it is the seat of the University of Belgrade, Stari grad, Belgrade
Singapore
Slovakia
See main article: List of palaces in Bratislava.
South Africa
See also: List of Castles and Fortifications in South Africa.
Spain
- Alcázar of Segovia
- Aljafería, (Zaragoza)
- Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces of La Alhambra
- Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá de Henares
- Buenavista Palace (Málaga)
- Casa de Pilatos, (Seville)
- Casa de las Torres
- Casa Salazar (La Laguna)
- Casa Solans, Saragossa
- Condes de Argillo Palace, (Morata de Jalón)
- Ducal Palace, (Lerma)
- El Escorial, Madrid
- Goyeneche Palace, (Nuevo Batzán)
- Liria Palace, (Madrid)
- Magalia Castle-Palace, (Las Navas del Marqués)
- Magdalena Palace, (Santander)
- Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales
- Olite Real Palace. Palace of the king of Navarre.
- Palaces and Royal Residences (Casa Real de España)[72]
- Palacio Argensola
- Palacio de Almanzora
- Palacio de Arbaizenea
- Palacio de Ayerbe
- Palacio de la Aduana
- Palacio de Comunicaciones de Madrid
- Palace of Charles V
- Palacio de las Cigüeñas
- Palacio de los Condes de Gomara (Soria)
- Palace of the Countess of Lebrija (Sevilla)
- Palace of Condes de Cirat, (Almansa)
- Palace of las Dueñas
- Palacio de las Dueñas (Sevilla)
- Palacio Duque de Abrantes
- Palacio Episcopal de Astorga
- Palacio Episcopal de Cáceres
- Palacio de Fuenclara, (Zaragoza)
- Palacio de los Golfines de Abajo
- Palacio de los Guzmanes
- Palace of Infante don Luis, (Boadilla del Monte)
- Palace of Infantado, (Guadalajara)
- Palacio Longoria
- Palacio del Marqués de Ferrera (Avilés)
- Palacio del Maruqués de Santa Cruz, (Viso del Marques)
- Palau Reial Major, Barcelona
- Palacio Real de Aranjuez, Madrid
- Palacio Real de El Pardo, Madrid
- Palacio Real de Miramar, San Sebastián
- Palacio de la Moncloa, the residence of the Prime Minister.
- Palacio Real de La Almudaina
- Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso
- Palacio Real de Riofrío
- Palace of San Telmo, Seville
- Palace of Sobrellano, (Comillas)
- Palacio de Yanduri (Sevilla)
- Palacio de la Zarzuela – Private residence of the Monarchs of Spain
- Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Palau Güell
- Real Monasterio de La Encarnación
- Real Monasterio Santa Clara de Tordesillas
- Real Monasterio Santa María La Real de las Huelgas
- Royal Palace of Madrid – official residence of the Monarchs of Spain; and largest royal palace in Western Europe
- Royal Alcazars of Seville
- Valladolid Royal Palace
Sri Lanka
Sweden
The province of Skåne (Scania) in southernmost Sweden is well known for its many castles.
- Malmöhus Castle, Malmö
- Landskrona Citadel, Landskrona (includes one of the world's best preserved moat system)
- Kärnan, Helsingborg, very old tower from the 12th century
- Glimmingehus, close to Simrishamn
- Sofiero Palace, Helsingborg, summer residence of king Gustav VI Adolf
- Trolleholm Castle, close to Eslöv
- Trollenäs Castle, also close to Eslöv
- Örenäs Castle, the youngest castle in Sweden, from 1903
- Krapperup Castle, close to Höganäs
- Svaneholm Castle
- Christinehof Castle
- Bosjökloster
- Övedskloster Castle
- Kulla Gunnarstorp Castle
- Vrams Gunnarstorp Castle
- Borgeby Castle
- Trolle-Ljungby Castle
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand
See main article: List of Thai royal residences.
- Ancient Grand Palace (พระราชวังโบราณ) – Former Main Palace of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, Ayutthaya
- Baan Puen Palace (พระรามราชนิเวศน์) – Phetchaburi
- Bang Pa-In Royal Palace (พระราชวังบางปะอิน) – Summer Palace, Ayutthaya
- Bang Khun Phrom Palace (วังบางขุนพรหม) – currently, as the Bank of Thailand, Bangkok
- Bhuban Palace (พระตำหนักภูพานราชนิเวศน์) – royal residence, Sakon Nakhon Province
- Bhubing Palace (พระตำหนักภูพิงราชนิเวศน์) – royal residence, Chiang Mai
- Burapha Phirom Palace (วังบูรพาภิรมย์) – currently, as a market, Bangkok
- Chakrabongse Palace (วังจักรพงษ์) – currently, as a private resort, Bangkok
- Chakri Bongkot Palace (พระตำหนักจักรีบงกช) – Private residence of the Thai royal family, Bangkok
- Chankasem Palace (วังจันทรเกษม)
- Derm Palace (พระราชวังเดิม) or Thon Buri Palace – It was the palace of King Taksin, now used as HQ of Royal Thai Navy
- Doi Tung Palace (พระตำหนักดอยตุง) – royal residence, Chiang Rai
- Dusit Palace (พระราชวังดุสิต) – Private residence of the Thai royal family, Bangkok
- Front Palace (พระราชวังบวรสถานมงคล) – currently, as Bangkok National Museum, Bangkok
- Grand Palace, Bangkok (พระบรมมหาราชวัง) – official residence of the King of Thailand, Bangkok
- Kham Yat Palace - (พระตำหนักคำหยาด) residence of King Boromakot of Ayutthaya (1733-1758)
- King Narai's Palace (พระนารายณ์ราชนิเวศน์) – Lopburi
- Klai Kangwon Palace (วังไกลกังวล) – royal residence, King Rama IX likes there, Hua Hin
- Le Dix Palace (พระตำหนักเลอดิศ) – Private residence of the Thai royal family, Bangkok
- Marukatayawan Summer Palace (พระราชนิเวศน์มฤคทายวัน) – Phetchaburi
- Nakorn Luang Palace (ปราสาทนครหลวง) – Nakorn Luang, Ayutthaya
- Nonthaburi Palace (พระตำหนักนนทบุรี) – former private residence of the Thai royal family, Bangkok
- Phanakornkiri Palace (พระราชวังพระนครคีรี) – Phetchaburi
- Phetchabun Palace (วังเพ็ชรบูรณ์) – currently, as CentralWorld, Bangkok
- Phya Thai Palace (พระราชวังพญาไท) – Bangkok
- Rear Palace (พระราชวังบวรสถานพิมุข) – It is now a part of Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok
- Sanamchan Palace (พระราชวังสนามจันทร์) – King Rama VI's Palace, Nakhon Pathom
- Saranrom Palace (พระราชวังสราญรมย์) – currently, as a Saranrom Park, Bangkok
- Siriyalai Palace (พระตำหนักสิริยาลัย) – private residence of the Thai royal family, Ayutthaya
- Sa Pathum Palace (วังสระปทุม) – private residence of the Thai royal family, Bangkok
- Suan Pakard Palace (วังสวนผักกาด) – currently, as a museum, Bangkok
- Sukhothai Palace (วังศุโขทัย) – Private residence of the Thai royal family, Bangkok
- Taksin Palace (พระตำหนักทักษิณราชนิเวศน์) – royal residence, Narathiwat Province
- Thapra Palace (วังท่าพระ) – currently, as a university, Bangkok
- Tuk Palace – Ayutthaya Palace, Ayutthaya
- Waradit Palace (วังวรดิศ) – currently, as a museum, Bangkok
Tonga
- Royal Palace, Tonga-Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Tonga is located in the northwest of the capital, Nukuʻalofa, close to the Pacific Ocean.
Tunisia
Turkey
In Turkish, a palace is a Saray.
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
See main article: List of palaces in the United Kingdom.
United States
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Guam
- Plaza de España - the site of the palace of the Spanish Governors of Guam. The palace itself was largely destroyed during the liberation of Guam however many outlying structures still stand and there are plans to possibly reconstruct the palace in the future.[74]
Hawaiʻi
See main article: List of Hawaiian royal residences.
- ʻĀinahau – royal estate of Princess Victoria Kaʻiulani
- Brick Palace – first Western style building in Hawaii, commissioned by Kamehameha I for his wife Queen Kaahumanu in Lahaina, and the islands first brick structure
- Haleʻākala – royal estate of High Chief Pākī, the former grass hut complex on the same site was known as ʻAikupika
- Hamohamo – royal residence of Queen Lili'uokalani at Waikiki
- Hanaiakamalama – royal residence of Queen Emma
- Halekamani – royal residence of Princess Nāhienaena in Lahaina, later sold to Gorham D. Gilman
- Haliʻimaile – royal residence of Princess Victoria Kamāmalu and her brother Prince Lot Kapuāiwa until he succeed as Kamehameha V, in Honolulu, on the corner of King and Richards streets
- Helumoa – royal residence of Kamehameha V at Waikiki amongst the coconut groves
- Huliheʻe Palace – royal residence of Princess Ruth and later King Kalakaua
- ʻIolani Palace – royal palace, 1882–1893, Honolulu; only official palace in the United States other than the White House
- Kaniakapupu – royal residence of Kamehameha III and Queen Kalama
- Keōua Hale – royal residence of Princess Ruth
- Kīnaʻu Hale – wooden bungalow of Queen Emma's uncle (either James Kanehoa or Keoni Ana); located near Iolani Palace, it served as the chamberlain's residence in Kamehameha V's reign and was the place where Kalakaua was inaugurated as King of Hawaii.
- Marine Residence – royal residence of Lunalilo at Waikiki, where he died, willed to Queen Emma.
- Mauna Kilohana – royal estate of Queen Emma in Lāwaʻi, Kauaʻi inherited from her uncle Keoni Ana.
- Muolaulani – royal residence of Queen Lili'uokalani at Kapâlama, now the site of Lili`uokalani Children's Center
- Paoakalani – royal residence of Queen Lili'uokalani at Waikiki, willed to her by her grandfather ʻAikanaka
- Pualeilani – royal residence of King Kalakaua, Queen Kapiolani and finally Prince Kuhio, who willed it to the City of Honolulu; the property Uluniu was purchased by the king from Princess Keelikolani in 1880 for $400
- Keʻalohilani – royal residence of Queen Lili'uokalani at Waikiki, willed to her by her grandfather ʻAikanaka; she composed most of her works in this house
- Rooke House – Private residences of Queen Emma; her childhood home
- Ululani – royal residence of Victoria Kinoiki Kekaulike on Beretania Street, became the site of the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Waipiʻo Palace – royal grasshut palace of the ancient kings of Hawaii (island), most significant for the four nioi tree columns which supported it, according to oral traditions; later destroyed by the King Kahekili II of Maui
- Wānanakoa – Private residence of Bernice Pauahi Bishop and Charles Reed Bishop at the beginning of their marriage; it was a small cottage located in the Nuʻuanu Valley where the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii stands now
- Washington Place – royal residence of Queen Lili'uokalani
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
- Pennsbury Manor – Home of William Penn as Proprietor of Pennsylvania from 1683 to 1701.
Puerto Rico
Texas
Virginia
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
List of non-residential palaces
Some large impressive buildings which were not meant to be residences, but are nonetheless called palaces, include:
Note, too, the French use of the word palais in such constructions as palais des congrès (convention centre) and palais de justice (courthouse).
See also
Notes and References
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- http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6336076 Photo of the palace remains
- http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/memphis/palaceback.html Palace of Apries, background information
- http://formerthings.com/hophra.htm Pharaoh Apries Wahibre
- http://www.authenticwonders.com/Alexandria/History/legacy.html Cleopatra palace
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- http://www.alazhr.com/lib/A%20Millennium%20of%20Muslim%20Learing/ch%20III.htm The Mamluk Sultans
- http://web.mit.edu/lalalu/MacData/afs.course.4/4.615/www/images/3026.htm Plan of the Sultan al-Salih palace
- http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7431 Amir Alin Aq Palace
- http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/869/eg3.htm Reviving Cairo
- http://web.mit.edu/4.615/www/handout13.htm The Madrasa-Mosque of Amir Khayerbak (1520–21)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080606022200/http://www.seenation.com/view_full_news_details.php?newsid=8518&title=Palaces+of+Pashas Palaces of Pashas
- http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8016 Palace of Mangak as-Silahdar
- http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3532 Amir Qawsun Palace
- http://www.egyptianmuseums.net/html/the_beshtak_palace.html Bestak Palace museum
- http://egyptology.blogspot.com/2007/10/lured-to-house-of-taz.html The Mameluke Amir Taz Palace history
- http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7984 Amir Taz Palace
- http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7983 Prince Tashtamur palace
- http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/762/cu6.htm Al Ghouri palace
- http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/420/special.htm Insert Al-Ghouri Palace
- http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7933 Bait al-Qady
- http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3329 Palace of al-Ashraf Qaytbay
- Jamal al Din al Dhahabi House archnet.org – Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi
- http://www.eaims.net/Kasr_Alaini.htm El-Aini Palace
- http://web.mit.edu/akpia/www/AKPsite/4.239/harawi/harawi.html Harawi residence
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001229/122989e.pdf Historic houses in Cairo
- http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3527 Musafirkhana Palace
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- http://mideastnews.com/CAIRO23.htm Destruction of Musafirkhana Palace
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001229/122989e.pdf Historic houses & palaces
- http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7425 Al-Sinnari House
- http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7425 Historic houses in Cairo
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- http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3325 Harem palace at Citadel
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- http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3584 archnet.org – Gezirah palace
- http://www.egy.com/landmarks/97-04-05.shtml egy.com – Sakakaini palace
- http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8558 Habib Sakakini Palace
- http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1998/383/fe1.htm Al-Ahram Weekly | A constructive streak
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- http://www.egy.com/landmarks/99-06-10.shtml egy.com – Tahra palace
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