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This is a list of palaces by country. For main article please see palace. See it also for the definition, what is mentioned to be a palace, and what is not.

See also: Category:Palaces
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Afghanistan

Albania

  • Pallati i Brigadave - Former royal residence of king Zog I. Now used for state ceremonies and receptions.
  • Presidenca - Official residential palace of the President of the Republic.

Argentina

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burundi

Cambodia

Canada

Residences of provincial Lieutenant-Governors:

Chile

China

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.

List of Chinese imperial palaces, in chronological order

  • 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, covering 4.8 km² (1,200 acres), which is 6.7 times the size of the current 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, the Northern Palace being the private residence of the emperor and his concubines.
  • Taiji Palace (太極宮 - "The 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) 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 - "The Palace of the 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).
  • 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.
  • Ming Imperial Palace (明故宮), in Nanjing (南京), Jiangsu province: imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty until 1421.
Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, Beijing
  • 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).


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.

Colombia

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Main article: List of castles and palaces in Denmark
Amalienborg Palace

Egypt

see list of palaces in Egypt

Cairo

Alexandria

Estonia

Ethiopia

  • Jubilee Palace (National Palace) - Seat of the President, former imperial palace

Finland

France

Paris

Château de Versailles

Versailles

Île-de-France

Château de Fontainebleau

Elsewhere

Germany

See also: List of castles in Germany

German has two contrasting words, parallel to French usage: Schloss which connotes a seat that is enclosed by walls, a fastness or keep, and Palast, a more conscious borrowing, with the usual connotations of splendor. The former Holy Roman Empire, a congeries of independent territories, is filled with residences that were seats of government and had every right to be called "palace." Even the Socialist government of the former East Germany met in the Palast der Republik (built in 1976).

Baden-Württemberg

Schwetzingen Castle

Bavaria

Famous Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavarian Alps

Berlin

Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin

Brandenburg

Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam

Hesse

Lower Saxony

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Schwerin Castle, Schwerin

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhineland-Palatinate

Kurfürstliches Palais, Trier

Saxony

Dresden Castle, Dresden

Thuringia

Ghana

  • The Manhyia Palace (Asantehene's Palace) - Seat of the Asantehene of Ashanti, Kumasi
  • The Flagstaff House (Presidential Palace)- Seat of Government until 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

Greece

The Hellenic Parliament today

Haiti

Hungary

India

Main page: Category:Palaces in India
Khas Mahal, Agra Fort, Agra
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Main gate of Mysore Palace, Mysore
Lake Palace in Udaipur
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Umaid Bhavan Palace

Indonesia

Pagaruyung Palace, West Sumatra

Presidential Palaces

Royal Palaces

Iran

Sa'dabad Palace

Iraq

Ireland

Dublin Castle

Italy

See also: List of palazzi in Italy
View of the gardens of Caserta
Ca' Rezzonico, Venice

Rome

Florence

Venice

Elsewhere

Japan

View on Nijubashi and moat of Imperial Palace, Tokyo

Jordan

Raghadan Palace, Amman. Royal Residence of the Hussein Family

Korea

Gyeongbok Palace, Seoul
Deoksu Palace, Seoul

Goguryeo

Baekje

Silla

Balhae

Taebong

Goryeo

Joseon

Kuwait

Laos

Latvia

Lithuania

Presidential Palace in Vilnius

Luxembourg

Malaysia

Malta

Mexico

See also: List of castles in México
National Palace of Mexico

Baja California

Chihuahua

Distrito Federal

Mexico City's Palace of Fine Arts

Jalisco

The Historical Municipal Palace of Veracruz

Nuevo León

Veracruz

Yucatán

Monaco

The Princely Palace of Monaco

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

The Netherlands

New Zealand

Mahinarangi meeting house

Apart from the large complex at Turangawaewae Marae located in the town of Ngaruawahia, 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.

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Paraguay

Lopez Presidential Palace in Asunción, Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

The Mansion House, Baguio.

Poland

Palace on the Water in Warsaw
Branicki Palace in Białystok

Portugal

Mafra National Palace, in Mafra
Pena Palace, in Sintra

Qatar

  • Al Rayyan Palace
  • Al Wukair Palace
  • Markhiya Palace
  • Barzaan Palace
  • Doha Palace
  • Diwan Emiri Palace
  • al Bidda Palace
  • Umm Salal Palace
  • Al Wajba Palace
  • Al Gharafa Palace
  • Al Jassasiya Palace
  • Al Mirgab Palace
  • Al Waab Palace

Romania

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Creţulescu Palace, Bucharest
Patriarchal Palace, Bucharest

Russia

Terem Palace in Moscow Kremlin
Palace of Alexis I in Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery
Peterhof Palace
Catherine Palace
Gatchina Palace

Gatchina

Moscow

Oranienbaum

Pavlovsk

Pella

Peterhof

Pushkin

Saint Petersburg

Taganrog

Tver

Rwanda

Royal Palace of the Obrenović dynasty of Serbia, presently housing the City Assembly of Belgrade

Serbia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Spain

Palacio Real, Madrid

Slovakia

Grassalkovich Palace, Bratislava
Main article: List of palaces in Bratislava


Taiwan

Ketagalan Boulevard Palace and Presidential Building , Taipei







Thailand

Grand Palace, Bangkok
Sanamchan Palace,Nakhon Pathom
Bang Pa-In Royal Palace, Ayutthaya Province

Tibet

Turkey

Dolmabahçe Sarayı, Istanbul

In Turkish, a palace is a Saray.

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Potocki Palace, Lviv
Livadia Palace

United Kingdom

England

Buckingham Palace, London

Scotland

Linlithgow Palace, Scotland

United States of America

Colorado

Hawai'i

ʻIolani Palace, Honolulu

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North Carolina

Puerto Rico

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

References

  1. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSISL423618
  2. ^ Galbraith, William; Canadian Parliamentary Review: Fiftieth Anniversary of the 1939 Royal Visit; Vol. 12, No. 3, 1989
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