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The following is a list of palaces by country.

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Armenia

===Urartu and Satrapy of Armenia===

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=[[Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)]]=

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=[[Bagratid Armenia]]=

  • Kamsarakan Palace in Ani{{cite web|title= Archaeological Site of Ani-UNESCO|url= https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1518/|website=whc.unesco.org}}
  • Tigran Honents (Merchants) Palace{{cite web|title=The Merchant's Palace|url= http://virtualani.org/palace/index.htm |website=virtualani.org}}
  • Dashtadem Palace
  • Amberd Castle Palace

=[[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia]]=

=[[Melik|Armenian Melikdoms]]=

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  • Melik Haykaz Palace (Melikashen){{cite web|url= http://www.raa-am.com/BOOK_4/ENGL/4_main_4_e.htm|title= Castles (Palaces) Of Meliks Of Artsakh And Siunik|author= Artak Ghulyan|date= |publisher= |access-date= |quote= The melikal palaces have mainly been the defence point, the special citadel of the residence-center, and they have also been called fortresses for this reason (Kashatagh, Kaghakategh, Mokhratagh, Horekavan, Gulatagh, Shushi).|archive-date= 2021-04-13|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210413122746/http://www.raa-am.com/BOOK_4/ENGL/4_main_4_e.htm|url-status= dead}}
  • Melik Ahnazar Palace (Khnatsakh)
  • Melik Kasu Palace
  • Melik Yegan Palace (Togh)
  • Lekh Castle Palace
  • Melik-Barkhudaryan Palace (Tegh)

=[[Iranian Armenia (1502–1828)|Iranian Armenia]]=

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Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

{{main|List of palaces in Azerbaijan}}

Bangladesh

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Belarus

Belgium

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=[[Brussels]]=

=Elsewhere=

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Brazil

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Brunei

Bulgaria

= [[Varna, Bulgaria|Varna]] and [[Black Sea]] coast =

  • 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.

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  • Balchik Palace – a palace in the Bulgarian Black Sea town and resort of Balchik in Southern Dobruja. It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian control of the region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania. It's a popular tourist attraction in the region and most known for its botanical gardens.{{cite web|date=2014-10-17|title=University Botanical Garden – Balchik|url=http://bulgarialeisure.com/index.php/en/black-sea-tourism/18-university-botanical-garden|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017190631/http://bulgarialeisure.com/index.php/en/black-sea-tourism/18-university-botanical-garden|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-10-17|access-date=2020-07-17}}{{cite web|date=2006-04-28|title=Balchik Info|url=http://balchik.info/en/botanic/botanic.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060428183727/http://balchik.info/en/botanic/botanic.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-04-28|access-date=2020-07-17}}

= [[Ruse, Bulgaria|Ruse]] =

= [[Sofia]] =

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  • 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,{{cite web|last1=Overview|first1=Veliko Tarnovo|last2=says|first2=Travel Guide « Blazing Bulgaria|date=2012-07-28|title=Like an Eastern Block Leader|url=https://blazingbulgaria.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/like-an-eastern-block-leader/|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Blazing Bulgaria|language=en}} 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.{{cite web|title=Британската резиденция в София – една красавица на сто години {{!}} Момичетата от града|url=https://momichetata.com/obshtestvo/britanskata-rezidenciya-v-sofiya-edna-krasavica-na-sto-godini|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Momichetata.com|date=29 June 2014 |language=bg}}
  • Kuyumdzhiev House – built for the prominent Bulgarian businessman Angel Kuyumdzhiev, it serves as the official residence of the French Ambassador to Bulgaria.{{cite web|date=2011-06-17|title=Български банкер дава дом на френската легация|url=https://vestnikstroitel.bg/archive/21899_%d0%b1%d1%8a%d0%bb%d0%b3%d0%b0%d1%80%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%ba%d0%b5%d1%80-%d0%b4%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0-%d0%b4%d0%be%d0%bc-%d0%bd%d0%b0-%d1%84%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%82/|access-date=2020-07-17|website=Строител|language=bg-BG}}File:Vrana Palace.jpg

= 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.

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= Other Royal Palaces =

These are mostly hunting lodges and retreats for the Bulgarian Royal Family, located in the Rila Mountain range.

Burundi

Cambodia

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Canada

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Residences of provincial Lieutenant-Governors:

Chile

China

{{Main|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,{{cite book|last1=Spilsbury|first1=Louise|title=Ancient China|year=2019|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zc9-DwAAQBAJ&q=largest+palace+ever+built+weiyang+palace&pg=PA20|page=20|publisher=Capstone |isbn=9781515725596}} the Weiyang Palace, was built in the Han dynasty. The world's largest palace currently still in existence,{{cite book|last1=Bhutoria|first1=Sundeep|title=China Diary|year=2019|publisher=Pan Macmillan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dWa5DwAAQBAJ&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PT31|isbn=9781529045284}}{{cite book|last1=Bushell|first1=Stephen|title=Chinese Art|year=2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O2iU0EJGudQC&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PA41|page=41|publisher=Parkstone International |isbn=9781780429243}}{{cite book|last1=Bandarin|first1=Francesco|last2=van Oers|first2=Ron|title=The Historic Urban Landscape: Managing Heritage in an Urban Century|year=2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L6VSbUHXYzAC&q=forbidden+city+largest+palace&pg=PA17|page=17|publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=9781119968092}} 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.

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  • 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.

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

{{main|List of castles and palaces in Denmark}}

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Egypt

= Pharaonic =

  • 16th century BC Unknown king palace, Ballas[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/naqada/ballaspalace.html Ballas palace]
  • 14th century BC Palace of Amenhotep III in Malkata (or Malqata) in Luxor
  • 1346 BC Amarna palaces of Pharaoh Akhenaten, in al-Minya
  • 14th century BC Amenhotep III palace at Avaris (Pi-Ramesses), in Eastern desert
  • 13th century BC Palace of the Pharaoh Merenptah in Memphis, Egypt{{Cite web |url=http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/galleries/merenptah.html |title=Photo of preserved parts of the palace |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-date=2009-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713125024/http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/galleries/merenptah.html |url-status=dead }}
  • 13th century BC Palace of Rameses II, Ramesseum, Luxor[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=6336076 Photo of the palace remains]
  • 13th century BC Palace of Rameses II, Fayoum
  • 1175 BC The Temple & Palace of Rameses III at Medinet Habu, Egypt
  • 6th century BC Palace of Wahibre (Apries) in Memphis, Egypt[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/memphis/palaceback.html Palace of Apries, background information][http://formerthings.com/hophra.htm Pharaoh Apries Wahibre]

= Ptolemaic =

  • Circa 2nd century BC The Ptolemaic palace in what is now Silsila district in Alexandria[http://www.authenticwonders.com/Alexandria/History/legacy.html Cleopatra palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216130340/http://www.authenticwonders.com/Alexandria/History/legacy.html |date=2008-02-16 }}
  • 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[http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Pub/magazin/summer2006/110231000000000022.htm Old Cairo history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923193043/http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Pub/magazin/summer2006/110231000000000022.htm |date=2009-09-23 }}
  • 12th–13th centuries and after: palaces built within the Citadel of CairoRabat, Nasser (1991). The Citadel of Cairo, 1176–1341: reconstructing architecture from texts. Ph.D. thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture.
  • 13th century Sultan al-Salih palace on Rhoda Island in Cairo[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]
  • 1293 Amir Alin Aq Palace at Bab al-Wazir Street, Tabbana Quarter, Cairo[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7431 Amir Alin Aq Palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620022321/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7431 |date=2010-06-20 }}[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/869/eg3.htm Reviving Cairo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080711161025/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/869/eg3.htm |date=2008-07-11 }}[http://web.mit.edu/4.615/www/handout13.htm The Madrasa-Mosque of Amir Khayerbak (1520–21)]
  • 14th century Palace of Manjak al Yusufi al Silahdar, Cairo[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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214004225/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8016 |date=2010-12-14 }}
  • 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[http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3532 Amir Qawsun Palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214005603/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3532 |date=2010-12-14 }}
  • 1334 Beshtak Palace[http://www.egyptianmuseums.net/html/the_beshtak_palace.html Bestak Palace museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704122724/http://www.egyptianmuseums.net/html/the_beshtak_palace.html |date=2008-07-04 }}
  • 1352 Amir Taz Palace in Cairo[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] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214032539/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7984 |date=2010-12-14 }}
  • 1366 Palace of Emir Tashtimur (Hummus Akhdar) in Cairo[http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7983 Prince Tashtamur palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214032652/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7983 |date=2010-12-14 }}
  • 15th century Palace of al-Ghuri, Cairo[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/762/cu6.htm Al Ghouri palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519231846/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/762/cu6.htm |date=2008-05-19 }}[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/420/special.htm Insert Al-Ghouri Palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518053636/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/420/special.htm |date=2008-05-18 }}
  • 1496 Amir Mamay Palace (Bait al-Qady), Cairo[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7933 Bait al-Qady] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525060206/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7933 |date=2011-05-25 }}
  • 16th century Bayt Al-Razzaz palace or Palace of al-Ashraf Qaytbay, Darb Al-Ahmar, Cairo[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3329 Palace of al-Ashraf Qaytbay] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525060255/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3329 |date=2011-05-25 }}
  • 1634 House of Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi, CairoJamal al Din al Dhahabi House [http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7426 archnet.org – Gamal al-Din al-Dhahabi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525060110/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7426 |date=2011-05-25 }}
  • 17th century and after: Bayt Al-Suhaymi, Cairo
  • 18th century Qasr al-Aini (converted to Cairo University hospital)[http://www.eaims.net/Kasr_Alaini.htm El-Aini Palace]
  • 1731 Harawi Residence[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]
  • 1779 Al Musafir Khana Palace (Kasr El Chok), at al-Jamaliyya, Old Cairo.[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3527 Musafirkhana Palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214002055/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3527 |date=2010-12-14 }} Birthplace of Khedive Ismail.{{Cite web |url=http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2759257-musafirkhana_palace_cairo-i;_ylc=X3oDMTFka28zOGNuBF9TAzI3NjY2NzkEX3MDOTY5NTUzMjUEc2VjA3NzcC1kZXN0BHNsawN0aXRsZQ-- |title=Musafirkhana Palace or Qasr el-Shook |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-date=2014-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328044648/http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2759257-musafirkhana_palace_cairo-i |url-status=dead }} It was destroyed by fire in 1998[http://mideastnews.com/CAIRO23.htm Destruction of Musafirkhana Palace]
  • 1790s Mohammed Bey al-Alfi Palace (where Napoleon lived during his Egyptian campaign).[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001229/122989e.pdf Historic houses & palaces]
  • 1794 Bayt al-Sinnari (Palace). Now a museum.[http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7425 Al-Sinnari House] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901180417/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7425 |date=2012-09-01 }}[http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7425 Historic houses in Cairo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901180417/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=7425 |date=2012-09-01 }}

= Modern Egypt =

  • 19th century Bulaq palace of Ismail Pasha in Giza{{Cite web |url=http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6561 |title=Egypttoday.com – Cultural Cairo |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-date=2007-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824105202/http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6561 |url-status=dead }}
  • 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{{cite web |url=http://www.hsje.org/The%20House%20oof%20Yacoub%20Cattaui.html |title=hsje.org |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170927/http://www.hsje.org/The%20House%20oof%20Yacoub%20Cattaui.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}
  • 19th century Kasr al-Incha (now the ministry of defense)[http://www.egy.com/landmarks/97-12-25.shtml Palaces on the nile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704070215/http://www.egy.com/landmarks/97-12-25.shtml |date=2008-07-04 }}
  • 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)[http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050506/2005050634.html arabicnews.com – The History of Zaafarama palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208155904/http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/050506/2005050634.html |date=2012-02-08 }}
  • 19th century Medhat Yegen Pasha's palace, Garden City, Cairo. (Demolished)[http://www.egy.com/landmarks/98-08-20.shtml Garden City : A Retrospective Part II, August 20, 1998] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704070151/http://www.egy.com/landmarks/98-08-20.shtml |date=July 4, 2008 }}
  • 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)[http://www.archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3325 Harem palace at Citadel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214032350/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3325 |date=2010-12-14 }}
  • 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){{cite web |title=W&J: Cairo, Egypt |url=http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=3641&menu_id=709&crumb=652&id=9694 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527222850/http://www.washjeff.edu/content.aspx?section=3641&menu_id=709&crumb=652&id=9694 |archive-date=2010-05-27 |access-date=2008-07-10}} & [http://catalog.aucegypt.edu/content.php?catoid=4&navoid=63]
  • 1814 Al-Gawhara Palace at Cairo citadel
  • 1854 Qasr al-Nil (now demolished but the area in downtown Cairo still carries its name)
  • 1863 Gezirah Palace (now a private hotel)[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3584 archnet.org – Gezirah palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214012237/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=3584 |date=2010-12-14 }}
  • 1863 Abdeen Palace, Cairo (former royal residence)
  • 1897 Count Gabriel Habib El-Sakakini Pasha Palace, Cairo[http://www.egy.com/landmarks/97-04-05.shtml egy.com – Sakakaini palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225081622/http://www.egy.com/landmarks/97-04-05.shtml |date=2008-02-25 }}[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8558 Habib Sakakini Palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214032425/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=8558 |date=2010-12-14 }}
  • 1898 Anisa Wissa Palace, Fayoum.[http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1998/383/fe1.htm Al-Ahram Weekly | A constructive streak] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015145944/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1998/383/fe1.htm |date=2012-10-15 }}
  • 1899 Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik palace (now the Manyal Palace museum)[http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Arts&Culture/Museums/GeneralMuseums/070301000000000007.htm Egypt State Information Service] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520045459/http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Arts%26Culture/Museums/GeneralMuseums/070301000000000007.htm |date=2008-05-20 }}
  • 1899 Prince Said Halim Pasha Palace in downtown Cairo{{Cite web |url=http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6858 |title=et – Full Story |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-date=2007-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117233102/http://egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6858 |url-status=dead }}
  • late 19th century Koubbeh Palace, El-Quba[http://www.egy.com/landmarks/00-02-03.shtml egy.com – Koubbeh palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704070335/http://www.egy.com/landmarks/00-02-03.shtml |date=2008-07-04 }}
  • 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[http://www.egy.com/landmarks/99-06-10.shtml egy.com – Tahra palace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004162047/http://www.egy.com/landmarks/99-06-10.shtml |date=2009-10-04 }}
  • 20th century Sultana Malak Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo{{cite web|url=https://aawsat.com/home/article/2171692/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1-%C2%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%C2%BB-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712191619/https://aawsat.com/home/article/2171692/%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%82%D8%B5%D8%B1-%C2%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%C2%BB-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-07-12|title=مصر تستعد لترميم قصر "السلطانة ملك" في القاهرة | الشرق الأوسط|date=July 12, 2020|language=Arabic}}
  • 1901 Palace of Saad Zaghloul Pasha (Beit El-Omma Museum){{Cite web |url=http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7943 |title=Cultural Cairo |access-date=2013-07-02 |archive-date=2020-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327130124/https://www.egypttoday.com/?aspxerrorpath=%2Farticle.aspx |url-status=dead }}
  • 1911 Baron Empain Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo[http://www.egy.com/community/95-05-13.shtml egy.com – The Belgians of Egypt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719234702/http://egy.com/community/95-05-13.shtml |date=2006-07-19 }}
  • 1910 Heliopolis Palace, Heliopolis, Cairo[http://www.egy.com/landmarks/98-03-19.shtml egy.com – Heliopolis Palace Hotel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219154643/http://www.egy.com/landmarks/98-03-19.shtml |date=2008-02-19 }}
  • 1915 Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil palace (now a museum)[http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Arts&Culture/Museums/PlasticArtsMuseums/070302000000000001.htm Egypt State Information Service – Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil Museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519203325/http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/Arts%26Culture/Museums/PlasticArtsMuseums/070302000000000001.htm |date=2008-05-19 }}
  • 1921 Prince Amr Ibrahim Palace, Zamalek (now the Museum of Islamic Ceramics)[https://web.archive.org/web/20061008105524/http://www.egyptsites.co.uk/lower/cairo/museums/islamic.html egyptsites.co.uk]
  • 1924 Kurmet Ibn Hani' (Ahmed Shawki museum)
  • Unknown (before 1939) Prince Yousef Kamal Palace at Ain Shams district, now the Desert research institute[http://www.drc-egypt.org/ Desert research center]
  • Montaza Palace, Alexandria
  • Ras Al-Teen Palace, Alexandria

Estonia

Ethiopia

  • Jubilee Palace (National Palace) – seat of the president, former imperial palace

Finland

France

{{main|List of palaces in France}}

Georgia

File:Dadiani Palazzio.png Zugdidi, Georgia]]

Germany

{{Main articles|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

File:Attica 06-13 Athens 09 Parliament.jpg today]]

Haiti

Hungary

India

{{main|List of palaces in India}}

File:CastleAgraFort.jpg, Agra]]

File:British Residency in Asramam, Kollam.jpg in Asramam, Kollam city]]

File:Udaipur Lake Palace.jpg in Udaipur]]

File:Kohra Palace.jpg

File:Hazarduari01 debaditya chatterjee.jpg was the residence of the Nawabs of Bengal and is now a museum.]]

File:Red Fort facade.jpg in Delhi.]]

File:Cooch Behar Palace in Cooch Behar.JPG ]]

Indonesia

{{main|List of palaces in Indonesia}}

File:Merdeka Palace Changing Guard 2.jpg, the President Official Residence in Jakarta.]]

File:Istana Bogor.jpg, the Presidential Palace in Bogor.]]

File:Istana Maimun, Medan.jpg, seat of Sultanate of Deli in Medan.]]

File:KlungkungPalace01s.jpg or Klungkung Palace, seat of Kingdom of Klungkung in Klungkung Regency, Bali.]]

File:Kraton Yogyakarta Pagelaran.jpg in Yogyakarta.]]

File:Kraton Surakarta - Entrance.jpg in Surakarta.]]

= Presidential palaces =

= Royal palaces =

Iran

= Palaces and pavilions =

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File:Falak-ol-aflak-Khorramaabaadcxxxx.jpg, Khorramabad]]

File:Ali-qapu-rooz.jpg in Isfahan]]

File:Tabriz Municipality Sa'at Tower.jpg]]

= Castles and citadels =

Iraq

Italy

{{main|List of palaces in Italy}}

File:Der bourbonische Königspalast in Caserta.jpg]]

File:Ca' Rezzonico (Venice).jpg]]

= Rome =

= [[Florence]] =

= [[Venice]] =

= Elsewhere =

Japan

File:KokyoL0059.jpg and moat of Imperial Palace, Tokyo]]

Jordan

Raghadan Palace, Amman. Royal Residence of the Hussein Family

Korea

File:Gyeongbokgung-GeunJeongJeon.jpg

File:Seoul Gyeongbokgung Blue House Bukhansan.jpg, Seoul]]

File:Korea south seoul deoksugung palace.jpg

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

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Latvia

Lebanon

File:Grand Serail solidere.jpg in Beirut in the late 1800s]]

File:Beiteddine Castle Courtyard Panorama.jpg

Lithuania

File:The Presidential Palace in Lithuania.jpg in Vilnius]]

Luxembourg

Malaysia

{{main|List of palaces in Malaysia}}

Mexico

{{see also|List of castles in Mexico}}

File:MexCity-palacio.jpg

File:Bellas Artes 01.jpg]]

Monaco

File:Panorama schloss monaco.jpg

Mongolia

  • Brown Palace – imperial residence of the Bogd Khan, Urga
  • Green Palace – imperial winter residence of the Bogd Khan, Ulan Bator
  • White Palace – imperial residence of the Bogd Khan, Urga
  • Yellow Palace – imperial main residence of the Khan, Urga

Morocco

File:Kings palace in Fes (5364773212).jpg in Fez]]

File:Dar jamai DSCF5732.jpg in Meknes]]

Myanmar

Nepal

File:Narayanhiti Palace Museum.jpg

The Netherlands

File:Panorama Paleis Soestdijk.jpg]]

File:Paleis Het Loo, (6488535457).jpg]]

File:La haye palais paix jardin face.JPG]]

New Zealand

File:MahinarangiHouse.JPG

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. {{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Norway

Oman

File:Al Alam Palace.jpg

Pakistan

File:PK Karachi asv2020-02 img17 Mohatta Palace.jpg in Karachi, Pakistan.]]

File:NoorMahalbwp.JPG in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.]]

Paraguay

File:Asuncion Palacio Lopez.JPG, Paraguay]]

Peru

Philippines

File:Mansion-Baguio-2006.jpg.]]

  • 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

File:Poland-01104 - Castle Garden Side (30397740244).jpg, Warsaw]]

File:Pałac na wodzie w Łazienkach Królewskich (cropped).jpg in Warsaw]]

File:20230711 172515 July 2023 in Białystok.jpg in Białystok]]

File:6 Warszawa 228.jpg, Warsaw]]

File:Pałac w Rogalinie od strony ogrodu 02.jpg

File:Widok na pałac Sobańskich w Guzowie.jpg]]

File:Żyrowa, pałac (HB1).jpg

= [[Warsaw]] =

Portugal

{{main|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

File:Palatul Camerei Deputatilor1.jpg, Bucharest]]

= [[Bucharest]] =

Russia

File:Moscou-Kremlin-Теремной дворец.jpg

File:Hermitage 07 (4081919229).jpg

File:Peterhof cascade 2048px.jpg

File:Catherine Palace.jpg

File:Gatchina palace. North view.jpg

File:Massandra Back.JPG

= [[Gatchina]] =

= [[Kaliningrad]] =

= [[Moscow]] =

= [[Oranienbaum, Russia|Oranienbaum]] =

= [[Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg|Pavlovsk]] =

= [[Pella]] =

= [[Petergof|Peterhof]] =

= [[Pushkin (town)|Pushkin]] =

= [[Ramon, Russia|Ramon]] =

= [[Saint Petersburg]] =

= [[Strelna]] =

= [[Taganrog]] =

= [[Tver]] =

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

{{main|:ar:قائمة قصور السعودية}}

Serbia

File:Belgrade Old Court 1.jpg of Serbia, presently housing the City Assembly of Belgrade]]

{{main|List of palaces and manor houses in Serbia}}

Singapore

Slovakia

File:Grasalkovičov palác Bratislava Oct. 2006 001.jpg, Bratislava]]

{{main|List of palaces in Bratislava}}

South Africa

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{{See also|List of Castles and Fortifications in South Africa|l1=Castles of South Africa}}

Spain

File:Palacio Real (Madrid) 18.jpg

File:Palacio de Olite.JPG

File:Plaça del Rei 2074102277.jpg

File:Palacio de San Telmo (1681-1796).jpg

File:Palacio de la Granja.jpg

Sri Lanka

Sweden

File:Stockholms slott (Stockholm Palace) (24831039126).jpg]]

File:Drottningholm Palace (by Pudelek) 3.jpg]]

= [[Skåne]] =

The province of Skåne (Scania) in southernmost Sweden is well known for its many castles.

Syria

Facade of the [[Azm Palace of Damascus|thumb|right]]

Taiwan

File:Presidential Building (Taiwan).jpg

File:Taipei Guest House Front Near View.jpg

File:Shilin Official Residence1.jpg

Thailand

File:The Grand Palace of Thailand 2.jpg]]

File:Samakkhi Mukamat.jpg, Nakhon Pathom]]

File:Bang Pa-In floating pavilion.jpg, Ayutthaya Province]]

{{main|List of Thai royal residences}}

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

File:Dolmabahce.jpg, Istanbul]]

File:Beylerbeyi Palace a.jpg, İstanbul]]

In Turkish, a palace is a Saray.

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

File:Львов Дворец Потоцких.jpg]]

File:Livadia Palace Crimea 02.jpg]]

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

{{main|List of palaces in the United Kingdom}}

United States

= Colorado =

= District of Columbia =

= Florida =

File:St Aug Govt House Museum03.jpg

= Guam =

File:Plaza de Espana Almacen Entrance.JPG

  • 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.{{cite web |title=Re-construction of the Palacio at the Plaza de España |url=http://guampreservationtrust.org/re-construction-of-the-palacio-at-the-plaza-de-espana/ |website=guampreservationtrust.org |publisher=Guam Preservation trust |access-date=11 April 2020}}

= Hawai{{okina}}i =

File:Iolani Palace (1328).JPG, Honolulu]]

{{main|List of Hawaiian royal residences}}

= New Jersey =

  • Proprietary House – Home of both the Proprietary Governors of New Jersey from 1766 to 1773 and the Royal Governor of New Jersey, William Franklin from 1774 to 1776.

= New Mexico =

File:NewMexicoPalaceSantaFe.jpg, Santa Fe]]

= North Carolina =

= Pennsylvania =

  • Pennsbury Manor – Home of William Penn as Proprietor of Pennsylvania from 1683 to 1701.

= Puerto Rico =

= Texas =

File:Bishop's Palace Galveston.jpg

File:San Antonio TX Spanish Govenors Palace.jpg

  • Spanish Governor's Palace – official residence of the governors of Tejas, a territory of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Located in San Antonio, it is considered the sole remaining example of an aristocratic early Spanish house in Texas.[https://www.sanantonio.gov/ParksAndRec/Parks-Facilities/All-Parks-Facilities/Parks-Facilities-Details/ArtMID/14820/ArticleID/2489/Spanish-Governors-Palace/Park/227 Spanish Governor's Palace] at the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation

= 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

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