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Palace of the Soviets (Дворец Советов)
The Palace of the Soviets (Дворец Советов) was an unbuilt Moscow government building planned from 1931 on the site of the demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles) is a former French royal residence at Versailles, the seat of the French court and government from 1682 to 1789.
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, commonly called the Houses of Parliament, is the meeting place of the UK Parliament's two chambers, on the north bank of the Thames in London.
Palace of Whitehall
The Palace of Whitehall, also known as York Place, was the main London residence of English monarchs from 1530 until a 1698 fire destroyed almost all of it.
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin
Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (Schlösser und Parks von Potsdam und Berlin), UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1990, criteria (i)(ii)(iv), 2,064 ha: Sanssouci, New Garden, Babelsberg, Glienicke, Peacock Island.
Palais Bourbon
The Palais Bourbon is a Paris palace on the Left Bank of the Seine, built between 1722 and 1728 and housing the French National Assembly's 577 deputies since 1798.
Palais de Justice de Bruxelles
The Palais de Justice de Bruxelles (Dutch: Justitiepaleis van Brussel) is Brussels' main courthouse, designed by Joseph Poelaert and built between 1866 and 1883 on Gallows Hill overlooking the Marolles.
Palais de Justice de Paris
The Palais de Justice de Paris is the historic law courts complex on the Île de la Cité, built on the site of the medieval royal palace.
Palais des Papes
The Palais des Papes, or Palace of the Popes, is a 14th-century Gothic palace-fortress in Avignon, France, built as the residence of the popes from 1335 to 1352.
Palazzo Barberini
Palazzo Barberini is a seventeenth-century Baroque palace on the Quirinal Hill in Rome, built for Pope Urban VIII's family and now housing the National Gallery of Ancient Art.
Palazzo Borghese
Palazzo Borghese is a large aristocratic palace in Rome's Campo Marzio district, built from 1560 and made the Borghese family's city residence under Pope Paul V.
Palazzo Colonna
Palazzo Colonna is a private Roman baroque palace of the Colonna family, occupying an entire block near Piazza Venezia and home to Pope Martin V until 1431.
Palazzo del Te
Palazzo del Te (Palazzo Te) is a Mannerist suburban villa in Mantua, built 1525-1535 by Giulio Romano for Duke Federico II Gonzaga on the former Teieto island, famed for the Camera dei Giganti frescoes.
Palazzo Ducale (Mantua)
The Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, Italy, is the vast former residence of the Gonzaga dynasty, who ruled from 1328 to 1707; it is now a state museum.
Palazzo Ducale (Urbino)
The Palazzo Ducale is the Renaissance ducal palace of Urbino, Italy, built as the residence of Federico da Montefeltro and now home to the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche.
Palazzo Farnese
Palazzo Farnese is a High Renaissance palace in Rome, begun in 1513 for Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, the future Pope Paul III, and completed in 1589.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Palazzo Medici Riccardi, also known as Palazzo Medici, is a Renaissance palace in Florence commissioned in 1444 by Cosimo the Elder as the Medici residence, designed by Michelozzo.
Palazzo Pitti
Palazzo Pitti, or Pitti Palace, is a Renaissance palace in Florence begun for the banker Luca Pitti and bought by the Medici in 1549 as their grand ducal residence.
Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio, also known as the Palazzo della Signoria, is Florence's medieval town hall on the Piazza della Signoria, home to the city government since 1299.
Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a complex of roughly 863 marble Jain temples on Shatrunjaya Hill at Palitana in Gujarat, India, one of the holiest pilgrimage sites in Jainism, reached by about 3,500 steps.
Palladian architecture
Palladian architecture, also known as the Palladian style, is a European classical style derived from the Venetian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio and codified in his 1570 treatise.
Palma Cathedral
Palma Cathedral, known in Catalan as La Seu, is the Gothic cathedral of Palma de Mallorca, Spain, built from the 13th century on the site of the city's former great mosque.
Pamban Bridge
The Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge in Tamil Nadu, India, connecting Rameswaram Island with the mainland; the original 1914 bridge was India's first sea bridge.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal, also known as Canal de Panamá, is an artificial waterway across the isthmus of Panama linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through locks, opened in 1914.
Panama Canal Authority
The Panama Canal Authority (Autoridad del Canal de Panamá, ACP) is the Panamanian public entity that operates the Panama Canal, taking over from the United States on December 31, 1999.
Panama Canal expansion project
The Panama Canal expansion project, also called the Third Set of Locks, added a new lane of locks opened in 2016 to let larger Neopanamax vessels cross the canal.
Panama Canal locks
The Panama Canal locks are chamber systems that raise ships 26 meters to Gatun Lake using only gravity, with original locks from 1914 and new locks from 2016.
Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá) was a strip of US-governed territory in Panama, granted in 1903 and returned to Panamanian jurisdiction in 1979.
Panamax
Panamax is a ship-size class defined by the original Panama Canal locks, fitting vessels up to 965 feet long, and it remains a distinct, heavily traded class after the 2016 expansion.
Panelling
Panelling (paneling in US spelling), also called boiserie or wainscoting, is a wall covering traditionally of interlocking wood, begun in antiquity to insulate stone rooms.