This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent.
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdin Palace | Cairo | ||||
| Al-Gawhara Palace | |||||
| Koubbeh Palace | |||||
| Tahra Palace | |||||
| Menelik Palace | Addis Abeba | ||||
| Jubilee Palace | |||||
 Eritrea | |||||
| Imperial Palace | |||||
| Ludzidzini Royal Village | Lobamba | ||||
| Lozitha Palace | Mbabane | ||||
| Royal Palace | Maseru | ||||
| Royal Palace of Tripoli | Tripoli | ||||
| Al Manar Palace | Benghazi | ||||
| Dar al-Makhzen | Rabat | ||||
| Dar al-Makhzen | Fez | ||||
| Bahia Palace | Marrakech | ||||
| Dar al-Makhzen | Tangier | ||||
| El Badi Palace | Marrakech | ||||
| Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin | Benin City | ||||
| Olowo of Owo's Palace | Owo | ||||
| Alaafin of Oyo's Palace | Oyo | ||||
| Sultan of Sokoto's Palace | Sokoto | ||||
| King Jaja of Opobo Palace | Opobo | ||||
| Rwesero Palace | |||||
| Sultan's Palace | Stone Town, Zanzibar | ||||
| Bardo Palace | Tunis | now the national museum | |||
| Mengo Palace | Kampala | ||||
| Karuziika Palace | |||||
| Kyabazinga Palace | |||||
| Kabakas Palace | Lubiri | ||||
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofburg Palace | Vienna | Winter residence of the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as residence of the President of Austria, museums and convention centre | http://www.hofburg-wien.at/en.html | ||
| Schönbrunn Palace | Summer residence of the Habsburgs | ||||
| Belvedere | |||||
| Hermesvilla | Private residence of Empress Elisabeth in Vienna | https://web.archive.org/web/20151001122555/http://www.wienmuseum.at/en/locations/hermesvilla.html | |||
| Hofburg | Innsbruck | Residence of the Archdukes of Tyrol and the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as a museum | http://www.hofburg-wien.at/en.html | ||
| Kaiservilla | Bad Ischl | ||||
| Laxenburg Castle | Laxenburg | Summer residence of the Habsburgs, along with Schönbrunn Palace | https://web.archive.org/web/20151001122555/http://www.wienmuseum.at/en/locations/hermesvilla.html | ||
| Old Grodno Castle | Grodno | ||||
| Royal Palace | Brussels | https://web.archive.org/web/20040910090555/http://www.monarchie.be/en/visit/palace/index.html | |||
| Royal Castle of Laeken | |||||
| Royal Greenhouses of Laeken | Recepctions and state visits | https://web.archive.org/web/20040910090625/http://www.monarchie.be/en/visit/greenhouse/index.html | |||
| Château du Belvédère | |||||
| Château du Stuyvenberg | |||||
| Château de Ciergnon | Ciergnon, Houyet | Summer Residence | |||
| Rochefort | Villers-sur-Lesse | Summer Residence | |||
| Royal Palace | Sofia | National Art Gallery | |||
| Euxinograd | Varna | ||||
| Prague Castle | Prague | ||||
| Marselisborg Palace | Aarhus | privately owned by the crown: | |||
| Cahors | |||||
| Amalienborg Palace, | Copenhagen | Palaces at the disposition by the crown: | |||
| Christiansborg Palace | |||||
| Fredensborg Palace | |||||
| Gråsten Palace | Gråsten | ||||
| Sorgenfri Palace | Lyngby-Taarbæk | ||||
| Hermitage Hunting Lodge | Jægersborg Dyrehave | ||||
| Kadriorg Palace | Tallinn | ||||
| Imperial Palace | Helsinki | official residences of the President of Finland. | |||
| Palace of Versailles | Versailles | https://en.chateauversailles.fr/ | |||
| Palais du Louvre | Paris | ||||
| Palais des Tuileries | |||||
| Palais-Royal | Seat of the Ministry of Culture, the Conseil d'État and the Constitutional Council | ||||
| Luxembourg Palace | |||||
| Palais de la Cité | |||||
| Palace of Fontainebleau | Fontainebleau | ||||
| Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | ||||
| Château de Compiègne | Compiègne | ||||
| Château de Saint-Cloud | Saint-Cloud | ||||
| Château de Rambouillet | Rambouillet | ||||
| Château de Blois | Blois | ||||
| Château d'Amboise | Amboise | ||||
| Château de Chambord | Chambord, Loir-et-Cher | ||||
| Château de Marly | Marly-le-Roi | ||||
| Château de Meudon | Meudon | ||||
| the 17th Century royal stronghold containing the palace of the Kakhetian kings of eastern Georgia in Telavi. | |||||
| Zugdidi | a 19th Century palace built by David Dadiani the Prince of Samegrelo. | ||||
| Geguti Palace | Kutaisi | 12th Century ruins of the palace of the kings of Imereti in western Georgia. | |||
| Viceroy's Palace | Tbilisi | the former palace of the Russian Viceroys built in 1818. | |||
| Sachino Palace | a surviving part of an 18th Century palace built by Kartlian King Erekli II for his queen in Tbilisi. | ||||
| Charlottenburg Castle | |||||
| Sanssouci | |||||
| Dresden Castle | Dresden | ||||
| Zwinger | |||||
| Karlsruhe Palace | Karlsruhe | ||||
| Residenz | Munich | ||||
| Nymphenburg Palace | |||||
| Schleissheim Palace | |||||
| Neues Schloss | Stuttgart | ||||
| Ludwigsburg Palace | Ludwigsburg | ||||
| Leineschloss | Hannover | ||||
| Old Royal Palace | Athens | historically the Royal Palace of Athens, today houses the Parliament | |||
| New Royal Palace | historically Crown Prince's Royal Palace, or Royal Palace of the Duke of Sparta, now the Presidential Manor, | ||||
| Royal Mansion | Psychiko | only Crown Prince Paul and Crown Princess Frederica residence, today private property, Athens | |||
| Tatoi Palace | Parnitha | was the summer estate of the former Greek royal family, Athens | |||
| Queen's Tower | Athens | former royal estate held only by Queen Amalia, now private property | |||
| Palace of St. Michael and St. George | Corfu | originally the house of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, now the seat of the Sino-Japanese Museum, | |||
| Mon Repos | a summer residence of the former Greek royal family. It is now an archaeological museum. | ||||
| Achilleion | Royal Palace of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, never held by the Greek Royal Family, | ||||
| Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes | medieval palace renovated during Italian Occupation to constitute the summer estate of the King of Italy, never held by the Greek Royal Family | ||||
| Thessaloniki Government House | Kalamaria | a royal mansion in Salonica situated in the suburb of | |||
| House of Princess Alice | Donated to the Red Cross. It now also belongs to the municipality of Neos Heraklion and houses a club for the elderly | ||||
| Budapest | |||||
| Dublin | |||||
| Palazzo dei Normanni | Palermo | Historic residence of the Kings of Sicily, now seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly since 1946. | |||
| Palazzina Cinese | |||||
| Residence and hunting lodge of Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily during his exile in Sicily. | |||||
| Palazzo Chiaramonte | |||||
| Turin | Residence of the House of Savoy until 1946, now a museum | https://museireali.beniculturali.it/en/royal-palace/ | |||
| Castello del Valentino | |||||
| Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja | |||||
| Palazzo Carignano | |||||
| Villa della Regina | |||||
| Royal Palace of Venaria | |||||
| Castello della Mandria | |||||
| Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi | |||||
| Castle of Rivoli | |||||
| Castle of Moncalieri | |||||
| Castle of Agliè | |||||
| Castle of Racconigi | |||||
| Royal Palace | Naples | 18th century residence of the Buorbons as rulers of the Kingdom of Naples and later of the Two Sicilies. | |||
| Reggia di Capodimonte | summer residence and hunting lodge of the Bourbon kings, now comprises the Museo di Capodimonte. | ||||
| Reggia di Quisisana | |||||
| Palace of Portici | |||||
| Castel Nuovo | |||||
| Castel Capuano | |||||
| Castel Sant'Elmo | |||||
| Castel dell'Ovo | |||||
| Casina Vanvitelliana | |||||
| Royal Palace of Ischia | |||||
| Villa Favorita | |||||
| Villa Floridiana | |||||
| Villa Rosebery | From June 1944, residence of King Victor Emmanuel III until his exile in 1946; now one of the three official residences of the President of Italy. | ||||
| Royal Palace of Caserta | Caserta | ||||
| Royal Palace of Carditello | |||||
| Belvedere di San Leucio | |||||
| Quirinal Palace | Rome | Main residence of the President of Italy | https://palazzo.quirinale.it/palazzo.html | ||
| Presidential Estate of Castelporziano | |||||
| Lateran Palace | |||||
| Hadrian's Villa | |||||
| Palazzina Reale | Residence of King Victor Emmanuel III; seat of the embassy of Egypt in Rome since 1997. | ||||
| Castello Ursino | Catania | ||||
| Casino Reale di Persano | Salerno | ||||
| Palazzo Pitti | Florence | ||||
| Royal Palace of Milan | Milan | ||||
| Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte | |||||
| Royal Villa of Monza | Monza | ||||
| Royal Palace of Genoa | Genoa | ||||
| Miramare Castle | Trieste | ||||
| Palazzo Reale | Cagliari | ||||
| Vaduz | |||||
 Lithuania | |||||
| Vilnius | |||||
| Luxembourg | |||||
| Monaco | |||||
| King Nikola's Palace | |||||
| Podgorica Royal Palace | |||||
| Blue Palace | Cetinje | ||||
| Nikšić Royal Palace | Nikšić | ||||
| Bar Royal Palace | Bar | ||||
| Biljarda | Cetinje | ||||
| Amsterdam | |||||
| Noordeinde Palace | The Hague | ||||
| Huis ten Bosch | The Hague | ||||
| Binnenhof | The Hague | ||||
| Het Loo Palace | Apeldoorn | ||||
| Soestdijk Palace | Baarn | ||||
| Anneville (Ulvenhout) | Ulvenhout | ||||
| Bronbeek | Arnhem | ||||
| City Hall of Tilburg | Tilburg | ||||
| Het Oude Loo | Apeldoorn | ||||
| Kneuterdijk Palace | The Hague | ||||
| Koninklijke Schouwburg | The Hague | ||||
| Lange Voorhout Palace | The Hague | ||||
| Mauritshuis | The Hague | ||||
| Huis Huguetan | The Hague | ||||
| Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden | ||||
| Drakestein | Lage Vuursche | ||||
| Breda Castle | Breda | ||||
| Huis Doorn | Doorn | ||||
| De Horsten | Wassenaar | ||||
| Hof van Solms | Oirschot | ||||
| Oranje Nassau's Oord | Wageningen | ||||
| Kasteel Vaeshartelt | Maastricht | ||||
 Norway | |||||
| Royal Palace, Oslo | Oslo | ||||
| Stiftsgården | Trondheim | ||||
| Warsaw | |||||
| Wilanów Palace | |||||
| Kazimierz Palace | |||||
| Belweder | |||||
| Wawel Royal Castle | Kraków | ||||
| Royal Castle | Lublin | ||||
| Royal Castle | Poznań | ||||
| Imperial Castle | Poznań | ||||
| Royal Palace | Wrocław | ||||
| Ajuda National Palace | Lisbon | royal residence in 1828 and 1862-1889. | |||
| Queluz National Palace | Queluz | replaced the Royal Barrack in 1794. | |||
| Sintra National Palace | Sintra | ||||
| Belem Palace | Lisbon | official residence of the Presidents of the Republic since 1912. | |||
| Necessidades Palace | royal residence in 1821-1822, 1828-1861 and 1889-1910. Now headquarters of Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | ||||
| Pena Palace | Sintra | ||||
| Citadel Palace | Cascais | ||||
| Mafra National Palace | Mafra | ||||
| Palace of the Carrancas | Porto | now Soares dos Reid Museum. | |||
| Dom Manuel Palace | Evora | only one wing of the palace survives. | |||
| Ducal Palace | Alentejo | used by the royal family but privately owned as part of the dukedom of Braganza estates. | |||
| Ribeira Palace | Lisbon | royal residence since 1503, destroyed by 1755 earthquake. | |||
| Royal Barrack | Lisbon | wooden building that served as royal residence after the 1755 earthquake, destroyed in 1794 and replaced by the Queluz Palace. | |||
| Alcaçova Palace | São Jorge Castle | Lisbon. Royal residence in 1255-1503, destroyed by 1755 earthquake. | |||
| Salvaterra Palace | Salvaterra de Magos | no longer extant. | |||
| Almeirim Palace | Almeirim | lost. | |||
| Corte Real palace | Lisbon | previous palace of the Corte Real family, bought by the crown for the princes. Destroyed by fire in 1751 and remains destroyed by 1755 earthquake. | |||
| Pinheiro Palace | Herdade do Pinheiro | Previously a Royal property, now in private ownership. | |||
| Guimaraes Castle | Guimaraes | residence of the Counts of Portugal between 1095 and 1131. | |||
| Paço das Escolas | Coimbra | royal residence between 1131 and 1255, used by Coimbra University since 1537. | |||
| Bemposta Palace | Lisbon | Built by Catherine of Braganza widow of Charles II of England, on her return to Portugal. Royal residence in 1822-1826. Now part of the Portuguese Military Academy. | |||
| Palacio Real de Alcantara | Lisbon | located in the area of Calvario, mostly destroyed in 1755. Only part of the old stables survive in calvario square. | |||
| Santos Royal Palace | Lisbon | sold to the family of the Marquis of Abrantes in the 17th century who lived in it up to 1909. Currently it is the Embassy of France in Lisbon. | |||
| Quinta Real de Caxias | Caxias | small palace with formal gardens and large baroque cascade with sculptures by Machado de Castro. Royal residence in 1861-1862. | |||
| Bucharest | |||||
| Cotroceni Palace | |||||
| Peleș Castle | Sinaia | ||||
| Săvârșin Castle | Arad County | ||||
| Elisabeta Palace | Bucharest | ||||
| Grand Kremlin Palace | Moscow | ||||
| Terem Palace | |||||
| Peterhof Palace | Saint Petersburg | ||||
| Stroganov Palace | |||||
| Summer Palace | |||||
| Tsarskoye Selo | Pushkin | ||||
| Vorontsov's Palace | Saint Petersburg | ||||
| Winter Palace | |||||
| Belgrade | lit. "Old Palace"; official residence of the King from 1884 to 1922; now Belgrade City Hall | ||||
| lit. "New Palace"; official residence of the King from 1922 to 1934; now the seat of the President of Serbia | |||||
| Kraljevski Dvor | lit. "Royal Palace"; official residence of the King from 1934 to 1941; now the residence of the Crown Prince-pretender to the Serbian throne | ||||
| lit. "White Palace"; official residence of the Prince Regent from 1934 to 1941; now used as the site for receptions and public events of the Crown Prince-pretender to the Serbian throne | |||||
| Smederevo | lit. "Golden Hill Villa"; private residence and summer retreat of the house of Obrenović from 1865 to 1903; now state representation house | ||||
| Madrid | official residence of the King | ||||
| Royal Castle & Monastery of El Escorial | |||||
| Palace of Zarzuela | residence of the King and Royal Family, part of the larger El Pardo complex | ||||
| Aranjuez | |||||
| Cottage of the Prince | Madrid | ||||
| Segovia | |||||
| Royal Palace of Riofrío | |||||
| Palma de Mallorca | |||||
| Stockholm | |||||
| Drottningholm Palace | Drottningholm | ||||
| Gripsholm Castle | Mariefred | ||||
| Gustav III's Pavilion | Hagaparken | ||||
| Haga Palace | |||||
| Rosendal Palace | Djurgården | ||||
| Rosersberg Palace | Rosersberg | ||||
| Strömsholm Palace | Kolbäck | ||||
| Tullgarn Palace | |||||
| Ulriksdal Palace | Solna | ||||
| Royal Palace | Lviv | ||||
| In the 15th and 16th centuries it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans. | |||||
| Former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski Hotels chain. | |||||
| Dolmabahçe Palace served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922. | |||||
| Beylerbeyi Palace was commissioned by Sultan Abdülaziz (1830–1876) and built between 1861 and 1865 as a summer residence and a place to entertain visiting heads of state. | |||||
| Yıldız Palace built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the Sultan and his court in the late 19th century. | |||||
| Küçüksu Pavilion was used by Ottoman sultans for short stays during country excursions and hunting. | |||||
| Adile Sultan Palace is the former royal residence of Ottoman princess Adile Sultan. It was donated to the state by Adile Sultan to be used as a school building for the Kandilli Anatolian High School for Girls and is today a cultural center. | |||||
| Buckingham Palace | London | ||||
| St James's Palace | |||||
| Kensington Palace | |||||
| Richmond Palace | |||||
| Palace of Whitehall | |||||
| Windsor Castle | Windsor | ||||
| Eltham Palace | Eltham | ||||
| Hampton Court Palace | Richmond | ||||
| Nonsuch Palace | Nonsuch Park | ||||
| Holyrood Palace | Edinburgh | ||||
| Linlithgow Palace | Linlithgow | ||||
| Falkland Palace | Falkland | ||||
| Hillsborough Castle | Royal Hillsborough | ||||
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Palace, Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | ||||
 French Polynesia | |||||
| Royal Palace | Papeete | ||||
 Fiji | |||||
| Royal Palace | Levuka | ||||
 New Zealand | |||||
| Turangawaewae | Ngaruawahia | ||||
 Samoa | |||||
| Villa Vailele | Vailele | ||||
 United States | |||||
| Honolulu | |||||
| Honolulu | |||||
| ʻIolani Palace | Honolulu | ||||
 Wallis and Futuna | |||||
| Royal Palace | Uvea | ||||
| Royal Palace | Sigave | ||||
| Royal Palace | Alo | ||||
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