List of royal palaces
This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent.
Africa
- Menelik Palace
- Jubilee Palace
- Guenete Leul Palace
- Imperial Palace- Massawa Eritrea
- Ludzidzini Royal Village
- Lozitha Palace
- Royal Palace Maseru
- Royal Palace of Tripoli
- Al Manar Palace
- Dar al-Makhzen, Rabat
- Dar al-Makhzen, Fez
- Bahia Palace, Marrakech
- Dar al-Makhzen, Tangier
- El Badi Palace, Marrakech
- Olowo of Owo's Palace
- Alaafin of Oyo's Palace
- Sultan of Sokoto's Palace
- Bardo Palace, Tunis, now the national museum
- Mengo Palace
- Karuziika Palace
- Kyabazinga Palace
- Kabakas Palace
Americas
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- Imperial Palace - Rio de Janeiro
- Palace of São Cristóvão - Rio de Janeiro
- Palace of Petrópolis - Petrópolis
- Palace of Grão-Pará - Petrópolis
- Palace of Santa Cruz - Rio de Janeiro
- Rideau Hall- Ottawa, Ontario
- La Citadelle- Quebec City, Quebec
- Government House (British Columbia)- Victoria, British Columbia
- Government House (Manitoba)- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Government House (Newfoundland and Labrador)- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Government House (Nova Scotia)- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Government House (Prince Edward Island)- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Government House (Saskatchewan)- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Government House (New Brunswick)- Fredericton, New Brunswick
Asia
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- Palace of Nakhchivan Khans, Nakhchivan
- Palace of Shaki Khans, Shaki
- Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Baku
- Togh's Melikian Palace, Tuğ
- Palace of Ganja Khans, Ganja
- Palace of Karabakh Khans, Shusha
- Epang Palace, Xi'an
- Weiyang Palace, Xi'an
- Daming Palace, Xi'an
- Huaqing Pool, Xi'an
- Luoyang Palace, Luoyang
- Shangyang Palace， Luoyang
- Forbidden City, Beijing
- Zhongnanhai, Beijing
- Beihai Park, Beijing
- Summer Palace, Beijing
- Old Summer Palace, Beijing
- Ming Palace, Nanjing
- Taicheng, Nanjing
- Mukden Palace, Shenyang
- Potala Palace, Lhasa
- Bella Vista, Hyderabad
- Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad
- City Palace, Jaipur
- City Palace, Udaipur
- Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad
- Hill Palace, Cochin
- King Kothi Palace, Hyderabad
- Kowdiar Palace, Trivandrum
- Lake Palace, Udaipur
- Mysore Palace, Mysore
- Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
- Sardar Mahal, Hyderabad
- Padmanabhapuram Palace, Kanyakumari District
- Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
- Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala
- Jai Vilas Mahal, Gwalior
- Amar Mahal, Jammu
- Victor Jubilee Palace, Cooch Behar
- Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad
- Jhargram Palace, Jhargram
- Gajlaxmi Palace, Dhenkanal
- Maimoon Palace, North Sumatra
- Niat Palace, North Sumatra
- Niat Lima Laras Palace, North Sumatra
- Kuto Lamo Palace, South Sumatra
- Pagaruyung Palace, West Sumatra
- Silinduang Bulan Palace, West Sumatra
- Siak Palace, Riau
- Pahlawan Palace (Sayap Palace), Riau
- Asher Ayah Al-Hashemite Palace, Riau
- Sultanate Palace Indragiri, Riau
- Kadriyah Sultan's Palace, West Kalimantan
- Kutai Sultan's Palace, East Kalimantan
- Sambaliung Palace, East Kalimantan
- Datu Luwu Palace (Polopo Palace), South Sulawesi
- Bola Soba, South Sulawesi
- Balla Lompoa Palace (Tamalate Palace), South Sulawesi
- Buton Palace, Southeast Sulawesi
- Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, Yogyakarta
- Taman Sari Water Castle, Yogyakarta
- Puro Mangkunegaran, Central Java
- Kraton Kasepuhan, West Java
- Ternate Sultan's Palace, North Maluku
- Bima Palace, West Nusa Tenggara
- Dalam Loka Palace, West Nusa Tenggara
- Tirta Gangga Water Palace, Bali
- Klungkung Palace, Bali
- Ubud Palace, Bali
- Ujung Water Palace, Bali
- Tampaksiring Palace, Bali
- Ali Qapu, Isfahan
- Behistun Palace, Kermanshah
- Golestan Palace, Tehran
- Hasht Behesht, Isfahan
- Kakh-e Morvarid, Mehrshahr
- Niavaran Palace Complex, Tehran
- Saadabad Palace, Tehran
- Apadana Palace, Marvdasht
- Heijō Palace, Nara
- Heian Palace, Kyoto
- Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo
- Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto
- Tōgū Palace, Tokyo
- Akasaka Palace, Tokyo
- Shuri Castle, Naha
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Banwolseong, Gyeongju
- Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond, Gyeongju
- Gyeongbokgung, Seoul
- Changdeokgung, Seoul
- Changgyeonggung, Seoul
- Gyeonghuigung, Seoul
- Deoksugung, Seoul
- Hwaseong Hanggung Palace, Suwon
- Namhansan Hanggung Palace, Namhansanseong
- Istana Negara, Jalan Istana, Kuala Lumpur
- Istana Negara, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur
- The Astana, Sarawak
- Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan
- Istana Alam Shah, Klang
- Istana Anak Bukit, Kedah
- Istana Besar, Johor Bahru
- Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar
- Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu
- Istana Besar Seri Menanti, Seri Menanti
- Istana, Arau
- Istana, Kota Bharu
- Istana Ampang Tinggi
- Istana Bandar
- Istana Besar
- Istana Bukit Kayangan
- Istana Bukit Serene
- Istana Darul Ehsan
- Istana Jahar
- Istana Melawati
- Istana Pasir Pelangi
- Istana Perlis, Kuala Lumpur
- Istana Satu
- Istana Seri Akar
- Istana Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur
- Mestika Palace
- Syarqiyyah palace
- Istana Abu Bakar
- Istana Arau
- Istana Balai Besar
- Istana Bukit Tanah
- Istana Cempaka Sari
- Istana Changkat
- Istana Kuala Cegar
- Istana Mahkota
- Istana Pulau Tiga
- Istana Selangor
- Istana Telipot
- Istana Tengku Long
- Istana Kinta
- Istana Raja Di Hilir
- Istana Raja Muda Lama
- Istana Raja Muda
- Istana Negara Perak
- Istana Hulu
- Istana Badariah
- Istana Hijau
- Istana Nur Nadhirah
- Arimadanapura Palace, Bagan
- Kanbawzathadi Palace, Bago
- Mandalay Palace, Mandalay
- Shwebo Palace, Shwebo
- Narayanhiti Royal Palace, Kathmandu
- Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu
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Europe
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 Austria
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Hofburg Palace | Winter residence of the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as residence of the President of Austria, museums and convention centre | [1] |
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Belvedere | Private residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy and then Imperial palace of empress Maria Theresa | ||
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Hermesvilla | Private residence of Empress Elisabeth in Vienna | [2] | |
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Hofburg, Tyrol | Residence of the Archdukes of Tyrol and the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as a museum | [3] |
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Kaiservilla, Salzkammergut | Hunting lodge and private retreat of Franz Josef I of Austria | ||
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Laxenburg Castle, Lower Austria | Summer residence of the Habsburgs, along with Schönbrunn Palace | [4] | |
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 Belgium
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| Brussels |  |
Royal Palace | Official residence of king Philip I | [5] |
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Royal Castle of Laeken | Private residence of king Philip I | ||
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Royal Greenhouses of Laeken | Recepctions and state visits | [6] | |
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Château du Belvédère | Private Residence of former king Albert II | ||
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Château du Stuyvenberg | Private Residence of princess Astrid | ||
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Château de Ciergnon | Summer Residence | |
| Villers-sur-Lesse | Château du Villers-sur-Lesse | Summer Residence | ||
- Royal Palace, today housing the National Art Gallery
- Euxinograd
- Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
- Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
- Fredensborg Palace
- Gråsten Palace
- Marselisborg Palace, Aarhus
- Palace of Versailles
- Palais du Louvre
- Palais des Tuileries
- Palais-Royal
- Palace of Fontainebleau
- Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Château de Compiègne
- Luxembourg Palace
- Château de Saint-Cloud
- Château de Rambouillet
- Palais de la Cité
- Château de Blois
- Château d'Amboise
- Château de Chambord
- Château de Marly
- Château de Meudon
- Berliner Stadtschloss (Berlin City Palace)
- Charlottenburg Castle, Berlin
- Stadtschloss, Potsdam (Potsdam City Palace)
- Sanssouci, Potsdam
- Dresden Castle
- Zwinger, Dresden
- Karlsruhe Palace, Karlsruhe
- Residenz, Munich
- Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
- Schleissheim Palace, Munich
- Neues Schloss, Stuttgart
- Ludwigsburg Palace, Ludwigsburg
- Leineschloss, Hannover
- Old Royal Palace, historically the Royal Palace of Athens, today houses the (Parliament), Athens
- New Royal Palace, historically Crown Prince's Royal Palace, or Royal Palace of the Duke of Sparta, now the Presidential Manor, Athens
- Royal Mansion of Psychiko, only Crown Prince Paul and Crown Princess Frederica residence, today private property, Athens
- Tatoi Palace, or the "Royal Palace of Dekeleia" was the summer estate of the former Greek royal family, Athens
- Queen's Tower, former royal estate held only by Queen Amalia, now private property, Athens
- Palace of St. Michael and St. George originally the house of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, now the seat of the Sino-Japanese Museum, Corfu
- Mon Repos, a summer residence of the former Greek royal family. It is now an archaeological museum. Corfu
- Achilleion, Royal Palace of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, never held by the Greek Royal Family, Corfu
- 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, a royal mansion in Salonica situated in the suburb of Kalamaria
- Palazzina Cinese, Palermo
- Palazzo Reale della Ficuzza, near Palermo
- Palazzo Chiaramonte, Palermo
- Royal Palace of Turin
- Castello del Valentino, Turin
- Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, Turin
- Palazzo Carignano, Turin
- Villa della Regina, Turin
- Royal Palace of Venaria, near Turin
- Castello della Mandria, near Turin
- Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi, near Turin
- Castle of Rivoli, near Turin
- Castle of Moncalieri, near Turin
- Castle of Agliè, near Turin
- Castle of Racconigi, near Turin
- Royal Palace of Naples
- Reggia di Capodimonte
- Royal Palace of Caserta
- Royal Palace of Carditello, Caserta
- Belvedere di San Leucio, Caserta
- Reggia di Quisisana, Naples
- Palace of Portici, Naples
- Castel Nuovo, Naples
- Castel Capuano, Naples
- Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples
- Castel dell'Ovo, Naples
- Casina Vanvitelliana, near Naples
- Royal Palace of Ischia, near Naples
- Villa Favorita, Naples
- Villa Floridiana, Naples
- Villa Rosebery, Naples
- Quirinal Palace, Rome
- Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli
- Castello Ursino, Catania
- Casino Reale di Persano, near Salerno
- Palazzo Pitti, Florence
- Royal Palace of Milan, Milan
- Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte, Milan
- Royal Villa of Monza, Monza
- Royal Palace of Genoa, Genoa
- Miramare Castle, Trieste
- Palazzo Reale, Cagliari
- King Nikola's Palace
- Podgorica Royal Palace
- Blue Palace
- Nikšić Royal Palace
- Bar Royal Palace
- Biljarda
- Royal Palace (Amsterdam)
- Noordeinde Palace, The Hague
- Huis ten Bosch, The Hague
- Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn
- Soestdijk Palace, Baarn
- Drakestein, Lage Vuursche
- 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
- Stadhouderlijk Hof, Leeuwarden
- Drakestein, Lage Vuursche
- De Horsten, Wassenaar
- Royal Castle, Warsaw
- Wilanów Palace, Warsaw
- Łazienki Palace in Warsaw
- Ujazdów Castle in Warsaw
- Kazimierz Palace, Warsaw
- Belweder, Warsaw
- 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, Lisbon, 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, Vila Viçosa, 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, in the 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.
- Pinheiro Palace, herdade do Pinheiro, south of Lisbon. 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.
- Palacio Corte Real, 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.
- 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.
- Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow
- Terem Palace, Moscow
- Peterhof Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Stroganov Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Summer Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin
- Vorontsov's Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Old Palace, Belgrade
- New Palace, Belgrade
- Royal Palace, Belgrade
- White Palace, Belgrade
- Obrenović villa, Smederevo
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 Turkey
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| Istanbul |  |
Topkapı Palace | In the 15th and 16th centuries it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans. | |
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Çırağan Palace | Former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski Hotels chain. | ||
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Dolmabahçe Palace | Dolmabahçe Palace served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922. | ||
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Beylerbeyi Palace | 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. | ||
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Yıldız Palace | 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. | ||
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Küçüksu Pavilion | Küçüksu Pavilion was used by Ottoman sultans for short stays during country excursions and hunting. | ||
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Adile Sultan Palace | 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. | ||
United Kingdom —
- Buckingham Palace
- St James's Palace
- Windsor Castle
- Kensington Palace
- Eltham Palace
- Richmond Palace
- Hampton Court Palace
- Nonsuch Palace
- Palace of Whitehall
- Holyrood Palace
- Linlithgow Palace
- Falkland Palace
- Hillsborough Castle
Oceania
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Hawaii (formerly: Kingdom of Hawaii)
