Palace facts

India - Udaipur - 004 - Lake palace
A palace in India, built in a lake

A palace is a place with a grand and imposing building that is the official residence of a king or queen, a head of state such as a president, or a high-ranking aristocrat or church dignitary.

Besides, it can mean a large building for entertainment: a large public or private building with an imposing ornate style, used for entertainment or exhibitions and large events.

Images

  • Schwerin Palace Park Garden Mecklenburg Germany Schweriner Schloss Garten BUGA 2009

    Schwerin Palace in Germany, historical ducal residence of Mecklenburg since 1348

  • Chateau de Versailles 1668 Pierre Patel

    Palace of Versailles, the center of French absolutism from 1682 on

  • Mysore Palace 2006

    Ambavilas Palace, famous as Mysore Palace, the official residence of Maharajas of Mysore since 1400

  • Leh Palace in night

    Leh Palace lit in night on the Galdan Namchot festival.

  • Palacio Alvorada

    Alvorada Palace, built in 1958, is the official residence of the President of Brazil and an example of a modern palace.

  • Ottawa - Rideau Hall

    Rideau Hall is one of the official residences for the Canadian monarchy.

  • Gugun panorama-2005-1

    The Forbidden City took form as a grand complex of pavilions enclosed within square walls.

  • Hazarduari01 debaditya chatterjee

    The Hazarduari Palace in Murshidabad, India

  • New Pagaruyung Palace

    Pagaruyung Palace

  • Courtyard at Beiteddine Palace - 2009

    Beiteddine Palace built in the 15th century in Lebanon

  • Malaysian National Palace Main Gate (6758948437)

    The monumental gate of Istana Negara Jalan Duta, Malaysia

  • Narayanhiti Palace Museum

    Narayanhiti Palace

  • Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Bhatkapur

    Bhaktapur Durbar Square

  • Model of Torogan Marano

    the Torogan.

  • Malacanang palace view

    Malacañang Palace along the Pasig River

  • 3919ParigiPalaisDeJustice

    Palais de Justice of Paris, France

  • Tiryns.Castle.03

    Map of Tiryns palace

  • Károlyi-kastély (Kastélyhotel Sasvár) (5819. számú műemlék)

    Károlyi Palace of Parádsasvár, Hungary

  • Firenze.PalVecchio05

    Palazzo della Signoria in Florence

  • Valletta St Johns square Malta 2014 3

    Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta

  • Warszawa Pałac Prezydencki 2011

    Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland

  • Pena National Palace

    Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal is the oldest palace inspired by European Romanticism.

  • Casa Poporului

    Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania

  • Grand Cascade in Peterhof 01

    The Peterhof Palace (1709—1755) in Petergof

  • Kathmandu-35

    Singha Durbar

  • Palacio do Planalto

    The Planalto Palace, in Brasília, Brazil

  • MexCity-palacio

    The Palacio Nacional, or National Palace in Mexico City

  • UmaidBhawan Exterior 1

    The Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, India

  • Schloss Charlottenburg Berlin 2007

    The Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin, Germany


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