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Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe Palace (Dolmabahçe Sarayı) is a former Ottoman imperial palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, built between 1843 and 1856, where Atatürk died in 1938.
Domus Aurea
The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was Nero's vast palace complex in Rome, begun after the great fire of 64 AD and demolished after his death in 68 AD.
El Escorial
El Escorial, also known as the Monasterio de El Escorial, is a royal monastery, palace, basilica, and pantheon northwest of Madrid, built for Philip II between 1563 and 1584.
Élysée Palace
The Élysée Palace (Palais de l'Élysée), also known as the Hôtel d'Évreux, is a Paris town house built 1718 to 1722 that has been the French President's official residence since 1871.
Falaknuma Palace
Falaknuma Palace is a marble hilltop palace about 5 km south of Hyderabad's Charminar in Telangana, India, built from 1884 for the Paigah noble Nawab Vikar-ul-Umra.
Forbidden City (紫禁城)
The Forbidden City (紫禁城) is the former imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties in central Beijing, home to 24 emperors from 1420 until the monarchy ended in 1912.
Frogmore Cottage
Frogmore Cottage is a Grade II-listed house in the Home Park of Windsor Castle, built in 1801 for Queen Charlotte and known since 2018 as Prince Harry and Meghan's UK home.
Frogmore House
Frogmore House is a Grade I listed 17th-century country house in Windsor Home Park, Berkshire, near Windsor Castle, a royal retreat since 1792 under Queen Charlotte.
Gatcombe Park
Gatcombe Park is a Georgian country house and 730-acre estate in Gloucestershire, England, built in the 1770s and the private country home of Anne, Princess Royal since 1976.
Grand Kremlin Palace (Большой Кремлёвский дворец)
The Grand Kremlin Palace, also known as the Great Kremlin Palace, is a 19th-century imperial palace in the Moscow Kremlin, built 1838–1850 under Emperor Nicholas I and now the Russian president's residence.
Grand Palace (พระบรมมหาราชวัง)
The Grand Palace is a complex of royal buildings in Bangkok, Thailand, begun in 1782 by King Rama I as the residence of the Chakri dynasty kings.
Gyeongbokgung
Gyeongbokgung, also known as Gyeongbokgung Palace, is the primary royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, built in Seoul in 1395 and still the largest of the city's five grand palaces.
Hall of Mirrors
The Hall of Mirrors (Galerie des Glaces) is the principal gallery of the Palace of Versailles, a 73-meter hall built between 1678 and 1684 with 357 mirrors.
Hameau de la Reine
The Hameau de la Reine, or Queen's Hamlet, is a rustic model village built for Marie-Antoinette by architect Richard Mique in the Petit Trianon park at Versailles, completed in 1786.
Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in southwest London, begun in 1514 for Cardinal Wolsey and rebuilt for Henry VIII and later William III.
Hawa Mahal (हवा महल)
Hawa Mahal (हवा महल), or Palace of the Winds, is a five-storey sandstone palace in Jaipur, India, built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh for royal women to watch the street unseen.
Hazarduari Palace
Hazarduari Palace, known to the Nawabs as Bara Kothi, is a neoclassical palace in Murshidabad, West Bengal, built 1829–1837 and named for its roughly 1,000 doors, many false.
Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle, formally La Cuesta Encantada, is a hilltop estate at San Simeon on California's Central Coast, built for publisher William Randolph Hearst by architect Julia Morgan between 1919 and 1947.
Highgrove House
Highgrove House is a Grade II listed country house near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, bought by the Duchy of Cornwall in 1980 as the country home of King Charles III, whose organic gardens are open to the public.
Hofburg
The Hofburg, also known as Hofburg Palace, is the former Habsburg imperial palace in central Vienna, the monarchy's seat until 1918 and today the president's office.
Holyrood Palace
Holyrood Palace, formally the Palace of Holyroodhouse, is the official residence in Scotland of the reigning monarch, at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile beneath Arthur's Seat.
Hôtel de Sens
The Hôtel de Sens, also called the Hôtel des archevêques de Sens, is a late 15th-century mansion in Paris's Marais, built as the residence of the archbishops of Sens.
Husuni Kubwa
Husuni Kubwa is the ruin of a large early 14th-century sultan's palace on Kilwa Kisiwani, off Tanzania, built by Sultan al-Hasan ibn Sulaiman with over 100 rooms.
ʻIolani Palace
ʻIolani Palace in downtown Honolulu, built from 1879 to 1882, is the only royal palace in the United States and now a museum and National Historic Landmark.
Imperial Palace, Tokyo
The Imperial Palace, Tokyo (Kōkyo), is the residence of the Emperor of Japan, built on the site of Edo Castle and home to the Emperor since 1868.
Istana Negara, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Halim
Istana Negara, the National Palace of Malaysia, is the official Kuala Lumpur residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, replacing the old palace in 2011.
Istana Nurul Iman (ايستان نور الإيمان)
Istana Nurul Iman (ايستان نور الإيمان) is the official residence of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Brunei, the world's largest residential palace with 1,788 rooms, completed in 1984.
Istana, Singapore
The Istana is the official residence and office of the President of Singapore, on Orchard Road. Completed in 1869 as Government House, it hosts state functions and public Open Houses.
Jai Vilas Mahal (जय विलास महल)
Jai Vilas Mahal, also called Jai Vilas Palace (जय विलास महल), is a nineteenth-century palace in Gwalior, India, built by Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia and still home to his family.
Jal Mahal
Jal Mahal, or Water Palace, is an 18th-century palace of red sandstone in Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, with four of its five storeys submerged when the lake is full.