List of royal palaces
This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent.
Africa
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| Abdin Palace | ![]() |
Cairo | ||
| Al-Gawhara Palace |
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| Koubbeh Palace |
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| Tahra Palace | ||||
| Menelik Palace | Addis Abeba | |||
| Jubilee Palace | ||||
| Guenete Leul Palace |
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| Imperial Palace | Massawa | |||
| Ludzidzini Royal Village | Lobamba | |||
| Lozitha Palace | Mbabane | |||
| Royal Palace | Maseru | |||
| Royal Palace of Tripoli |
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Tripoli | ||
| Al Manar Palace | Benghazi | |||
| Dar al-Makhzen | ![]() |
Rabat | ||
| Dar al-Makhzen | ![]() |
Fez | ||
| Bahia Palace |
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Marrakech | ||
| Dar al-Makhzen | ![]() |
Tangier | ||
| El Badi Palace | ![]() |
Marrakech | ||
| Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin |
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Benin City | ||
| Olowo of Owo's Palace |
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Owo | ||
| Alaafin of Oyo's Palace | Oyo | |||
| Sultan of Sokoto's Palace | Sokoto | |||
| King Jaja of Opobo Palace | Opobo | |||
| Rwesero Palace |
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Nyanza | ||
| Sultan's Palace |
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Stone Town, Zanzibar | ||
| Bardo Palace | ![]() |
Tunis | ||
| Carthage Royal Palace |
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| Rose Palace | ||||
| Ksar Saïd Palace |
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| Mengo Palace/Lubiri | Kampala | |||
| Karuziika Palace | Karuziika | |||
| Kyabazinga Palace | Kyabazinga | |||
Americas
Asia
Europe
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link |
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| Royal Palace | ![]() |
Tirana | Official residence of King Zog I; it now serves as residence of the President of Albania | |
| Hofburg Palace | Vienna | Winter residence of the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as residence of the President of Austria, museums and convention centre | [1] | |
| Schönbrunn Palace | Summer residence of the Habsburgs | |||
| Belvedere | Private residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy and then Imperial palace of empress Maria Theresa | |||
| Hermesvilla | Private residence of Empress Elisabeth in Vienna | [2] | ||
| Hofburg | ![]() |
Innsbruck | Residence of the Archdukes of Tyrol and the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as a museum | [3] |
| Kaiservilla | ![]() |
Bad Ischl | Hunting lodge and private retreat of Franz Josef I of Austria | |
| Laxenburg Castle | ![]() |
Laxenburg | Summer residence of the Habsburgs, along with Schönbrunn Palace | [4] |
| Old Grodno Castle |
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Grodno | ||
| Royal Palace | ![]() |
Brussels | Official residence of king Philip I | [5] |
| Royal Castle of Laeken | Private residence of king Philip I | |||
| Royal Greenhouses of Laeken | ![]() |
Recepctions and state visits | [6] | |
| Château du Belvédère | ![]() |
Private Residence of former king Albert II | ||
| Château du Stuyvenberg | ![]() |
Private Residence of princess Astrid | ||
| Château de Ciergnon |
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Ciergnon, Houyet | Summer Residence | |
| Rochefort | ![]() |
Villers-sur-Lesse | Summer Residence | |
| Royal Palace |
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Sofia | National Art Gallery | |
| Euxinograd |
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Varna | ||
| Prague Castle |
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Prague | ||
| Marselisborg Palace |
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Aarhus | privately owned by the crown: | |
| Château de Cayx | Cahors | |||
| Amalienborg Palace, |
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Copenhagen | Palaces at the disposition by the crown: | |
| Christiansborg Palace |
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| Fredensborg Palace | Fredensborg | |||
| Gråsten Palace | Gråsten | |||
| Sorgenfri Palace |
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Lyngby-Taarbæk | ||
| Hermitage Hunting Lodge |
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Jægersborg Dyrehave | ||
| Kadriorg Palace |
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Tallinn | ||
| Imperial Palace |
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Helsinki | official residences of the President of Finland. | |
| Palace of Versailles |
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Versailles | [7] | |
| Palais du Louvre |
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Paris | ||
| Palais des Tuileries |
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| Palais-Royal |
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Seat of the Ministry of Culture, the Conseil d'État and the Constitutional Council | ||
| Luxembourg Palace |
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| Palais de la Cité | ||||
| Palace of Fontainebleau | Fontainebleau | |||
| Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
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Saint-Germain-en-Laye | ||
| Château de Compiègne |
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Compiègne | ||
| Château de Saint-Cloud | Saint-Cloud | |||
| Château de Rambouillet |
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Rambouillet | ||
| Château de Blois |
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Blois | ||
| Château d'Amboise | Amboise | |||
| Château de Chambord |
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Chambord, Loir-et-Cher | ||
| Château de Marly | Marly-le-Roi | |||
| Château de Meudon |
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Meudon | ||
| Batonis Castle | ![]() |
Telavi | the 17th Century royal stronghold containing the palace of the Kakhetian kings of eastern Georgia in Telavi. | |
| Dadiani Palace | ![]() |
Zugdidi | a 19th Century palace built by David Dadiani the Prince of Samegrelo. | |
| Geguti Palace | ![]() |
Kutaisi | 12th Century ruins of the palace of the kings of Imereti in western Georgia. | |
| Viceroy's Palace | ![]() |
Tbilisi | the former palace of the Russian Viceroys built in 1818. | |
| Sachino Palace | a surviving part of an 18th Century palace built by Kartlian King Erekli II for his queen in Tbilisi. | |||
| Berliner Schloss | Berlin | |||
| Charlottenburg Castle |
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| Stadtschloss, Potsdam | ![]() |
Potsdam | ||
| Sanssouci |
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| Dresden Castle | ![]() |
Dresden | ||
| Zwinger |
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| Karlsruhe Palace | ![]() |
Karlsruhe | ||
| Residenz | ![]() |
Munich | ||
| Nymphenburg Palace |
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| Schleissheim Palace |
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| Neues Schloss | ![]() |
Stuttgart | ||
| Ludwigsburg Palace | ![]() |
Ludwigsburg | ||
| Leineschloss | ![]() |
Hannover | ||
| Old Royal Palace | ![]() |
Athens | historically the Royal Palace of Athens, today houses the Parliament | |
| New Royal Palace |
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historically Crown Prince's Royal Palace, or Royal Palace of the Duke of Sparta, now the Presidential Manor, | ||
| Royal Mansion | Psychiko | only Crown Prince Paul and Crown Princess Frederica residence, today private property, Athens | ||
| Tatoi Palace | ![]() |
Parnitha | was the summer estate of the former Greek royal family, Athens | |
| Queen's Tower | ![]() |
Athens | former royal estate held only by Queen Amalia, now private property | |
| Palace of St. Michael and St. George | Corfu | originally the house of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, now the seat of the Sino-Japanese Museum, | ||
| Mon Repos |
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a summer residence of the former Greek royal family. It is now an archaeological museum. | ||
| Achilleion |
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Royal Palace of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, never held by the Greek Royal Family, | ||
| Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes | 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 | ![]() |
Kalamaria | a royal mansion in Salonica situated in the suburb of | |
| House of Princess Alice | Neo Heraklion | Donated to the Red Cross. It now also belongs to the municipality of Neos Heraklion and houses a club for the elderly | ||
| Buda Castle | ![]() |
Budapest | ||
| Dublin Castle | Dublin | |||
| Palazzo dei Normanni | ![]() |
Palermo | Historic residence of the Kings of Sicily, now seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly since 1946. | |
| Palazzina Cinese | ||||
| Palazzo Reale della Ficuzza | Residence and hunting lodge of Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily during his exile in Sicily. | |||
| Palazzo Chiaramonte |
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| Royal Palace |
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Turin | Residence of the House of Savoy until 1946, now a museum | [8] |
| Castello del Valentino |
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| Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja |
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| Palazzo Carignano |
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| Villa della Regina |
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| Royal Palace of Venaria |
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| Castello della Mandria |
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| Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi |
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| Castle of Rivoli |
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| Castle of Moncalieri |
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| Castle of Agliè | ||||
| Castle of Racconigi |
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| Royal Palace | ![]() |
Naples | 18th century residence of the Buorbons as rulers of the Kingdom of Naples and later of the Two Sicilies. | |
| Reggia di Capodimonte | summer residence and hunting lodge of the Bourbon kings, now comprises the Museo di Capodimonte. | |||
| Reggia di Quisisana | ||||
| Palace of Portici |
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| Castel Nuovo |
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| Castel Capuano |
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| Castel Sant'Elmo |
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| Castel dell'Ovo |
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| Casina Vanvitelliana | ||||
| Royal Palace of Ischia | ||||
| Villa Favorita | ||||
| Villa Floridiana |
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| Villa Rosebery |
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From June 1944, residence of King Victor Emmanuel III until his exile in 1946; now one of the three official residences of the President of Italy. | ||
| Royal Palace of Caserta |
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Caserta | ||
| Royal Palace of Carditello |
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| Belvedere di San Leucio | ||||
| Quirinal Palace | ![]() |
Rome | Main residence of the President of Italy | [9] |
| Presidential Estate of Castelporziano |
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| Lateran Palace |
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| Hadrian's Villa |
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| Palazzina Reale |
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Residence of King Victor Emmanuel III; seat of the embassy of Egypt in Rome since 1997. | ||
| Castello Ursino | ![]() |
Catania | ||
| Casino Reale di Persano | Salerno | |||
| Palazzo Pitti | ![]() |
Florence | ||
| Royal Palace of Milan | ![]() |
Milan | ||
| Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte |
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| Royal Villa of Monza | ![]() |
Monza | ||
| Royal Palace of Genoa | Genoa | |||
| Miramare Castle | ![]() |
Trieste | ||
| Palazzo Reale | Cagliari | |||
| Vaduz Castle | ![]() |
Vaduz | ||
| Royal Palace of Lithuania | ![]() |
Vilnius | ||
| Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg | ![]() |
Luxembourg | ||
| The Prince's Palace | ![]() |
Monaco | ||
| King Nikola's Palace | ![]() |
Cetinje | ||
| Podgorica Royal Palace | ![]() |
Podgorica | ||
| Blue Palace | ![]() |
Cetinje | ||
| Nikšić Royal Palace | ![]() |
Nikšić | ||
| Bar Royal Palace |
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Bar | ||
| Biljarda | ![]() |
Cetinje | ||
| Royal Palace | ![]() |
Amsterdam | ||
| Noordeinde Palace | ![]() |
The Hague | ||
| Huis ten Bosch | ![]() |
The Hague | ||
| Binnenhof | ![]() |
The Hague | ||
| Het Loo Palace | ![]() |
Apeldoorn | ||
| Soestdijk Palace | ![]() |
Baarn | ||
| 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 | ||
| Huis Huguetan | ![]() |
The Hague | ||
| Stadhouderlijk Hof | ![]() |
Leeuwarden | ||
| Drakestein | ![]() |
Lage Vuursche | ||
| Breda Castle | ![]() |
Breda | ||
| Huis Doorn | ![]() |
Doorn | ||
| De Horsten | Wassenaar | |||
| Hof van Solms | Oirschot | |||
| Oranje Nassau's Oord | ![]() |
Wageningen | ||
| Kasteel Vaeshartelt | ![]() |
Maastricht | ||
| Duin en Kruidberg | ![]() |
Santpoort-Noord | ||
| Villa Welgelegen | ![]() |
Haarlem | ||
| Royal Palace, Oslo | ![]() |
Oslo | ||
| Stiftsgården | ![]() |
Trondheim | ||
| Bobolice Castle |
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Bobolice | ||
| Chęciny Castle |
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Chęciny | ||
| Wawel Castle | ![]() |
Kraków | ||
| Lanckorona Castle | Lanckorona | |||
| Łęczyca Castle |
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| Royal Castle | ![]() |
Lublin | ||
| Malbork Castle |
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Malbork | ||
| Niepołomice Castle |
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Niepołomice | ||
| Nowy Sącz Castle |
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Nowy Sącz | ||
| Royal Castle | |
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Poznań | ||
| Piotrków Trybunalski Castle |
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Piotrków Trybunalski | ||
| Imperial Castle | ||||
| Sandomierz Castle |
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Sandomierz | ||
| Sanok Castle | Sanok | |||
| Ducal Castle |
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Szczecin | Residence of the House of Griffin which ruled the Duchy of Pomerania and Pomerania-Stettin | |
| Palace of the Pomeranian Estates Assembly |
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Residence of the monarch of Prussia for the visits in the city; currently housing a division of the National Museum in Szczecin | ||
| Tykocin Castle | Tykocin | |||
| Belweder | Warsaw | |||
| Casimir Palace | ||||
| Marymont Palace |
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Summer residence of king John III Sobieski | ||
| Marywil |
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| Myślewice Palace |
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| Palace on the Isle |
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Warsaw | ||
| Royal Castle |
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| Saxon Palace |
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| Ujazdów Castle |
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| Wilanów Palace |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | ||
| Corte Real palace | 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. | ||
| Pinheiro Palace | Herdade do Pinheiro | 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Royal Palace (Bucharest) | ![]() |
Bucharest | ||
| Cotroceni Palace |
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| Peleș Castle | ![]() |
Sinaia | ||
| Săvârșin Castle | ![]() |
Arad County | ||
| Elisabeta Palace | ![]() |
Bucharest | ||
| Grand Kremlin Palace |
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Moscow | ||
| Terem Palace |
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| Peterhof Palace |
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Saint Petersburg | ||
| Stroganov Palace |
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| Summer Palace | ||||
| Tsarskoye Selo |
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Pushkin | ||
| Vorontsov's Palace | Saint Petersburg | |||
| Winter Palace |
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| Stari Dvor | ![]() |
Belgrade | lit. "Old Palace"; official residence of the King from 1884 to 1922; now Belgrade City Hall | |
| Novi Dvor | lit. "New Palace"; official residence of the King from 1922 to 1934; now the seat of the President of Serbia | |||
| Kraljevski Dvor |
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lit. "Royal Palace"; official residence of the King from 1934 to 1941; now the residence of the Crown Prince-pretender to the Serbian throne | ||
| Beli Dvor |
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lit. "White Palace"; official residence of the Prince Regent from 1934 to 1941; now used as the site for receptions and public events of the Crown Prince-pretender to the Serbian throne | ||
| Villa Zlatni Breg | ![]() |
Smederevo | lit. "Golden Hill Villa"; private residence and summer retreat of the house of Obrenović from 1865 to 1903; now state representation house | |
| Royal Palace of Madrid | ![]() |
Madrid | official residence of the King | |
| Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial |
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Royal Castle & Monastery of El Escorial | ||
| Royal Palace of El Pardo |
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| Palace of Zarzuela | residence of the King and Royal Family, part of the larger El Pardo complex | |||
| Royal Palace of Aranjuez |
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| Royal House of the Farmer | ![]() |
Aranjuez | ||
| Cottage of the Prince | ![]() |
Madrid | ||
| Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso | ![]() |
Segovia | ||
| Royal Palace of Riofrío | ![]() |
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| Royal Palace of La Almudaina | ![]() |
Palma de Mallorca | ||
| Royal Palace | ![]() |
Stockholm | ||
| Drottningholm Palace | ![]() |
Drottningholm | ||
| Chinese Pavilion |
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| Gripsholm Castle | ![]() |
Mariefred | ||
| Gustav III's Pavilion | ![]() |
Hagaparken | ||
| Haga Palace |
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| Rosendal Palace | ![]() |
Djurgården | ||
| Rosersberg Palace | ![]() |
Rosersberg | ||
| Strömsholm Palace | ![]() |
Kolbäck | ||
| Tullgarn Palace | ![]() |
Södertälje | ||
| Ulriksdal Palace | ![]() |
Solna | ||
| Royal Palace | ![]() |
Lviv | ||
| Topkapı Palace |
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Istanbul | In the 15th and 16th centuries it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans. | |
| Çırağan Palace | ![]() |
Former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski Hotels chain. | ||
| Dolmabahçe Palace | ![]() |
Dolmabahçe Palace served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922. | ||
| 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Küçüksu Pavilion | ![]() |
Küçüksu Pavilion was used by Ottoman sultans for short stays during country excursions and hunting. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Buckingham Palace | ![]() |
London | ||
| Westminster Palace |
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| St James's Palace | ![]() |
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| Kensington Palace | ![]() |
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| Richmond Palace | ||||
| Palace of Whitehall | ||||
| Windsor Castle | ![]() |
Windsor | ||
| Eltham Palace | ![]() |
Eltham | ||
| Hampton Court Palace | ![]() |
Richmond | ||
| Nonsuch Palace | Nonsuch Park | |||
| Holyrood Palace | ![]() |
Edinburgh | ||
| Linlithgow Palace | ![]() |
Linlithgow | ||
| Falkland Palace | ![]() |
Falkland | ||
| Hillsborough Castle | ![]() |
Royal Hillsborough | ||
Oceania
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link |
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| Royal Palace, Tonga |
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Nukuʻalofa | ||
| Royal Palace | Papeete | |||
| Royal Palace | Levuka | |||
| Turangawaewae | Ngaruawahia | |||
| Villa Vailele | Vailele | |||
| Hānaiakamalama | Honolulu | |||
| Huliheʻe Palace | Honolulu | |||
| ʻIolani Palace |
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Honolulu | ||
| Royal Palace | Uvea | |||
| Royal Palace | Sigave | |||
| Royal Palace | Alo | |||






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