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State |
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City
Town |
District |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Jogjakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
The palace is very spacious. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Jogjakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
Visitors to the palace. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Jogjakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
The palace is a mix of styles. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Jogjakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
Palace retainer. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Jogjakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
The gamelan is used in Javanese palaces. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Prambanan |
|
Ratu Boko |
 |
Ratu Boko is a palace overlooking the Prambanan plain. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Prambanan |
|
Ratu Boko |
 |
The palace dates from the 9th century. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Prambanan |
|
Ratu Boko |
 |
The ruins of the palace cover a large area. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Prambanan |
|
Ratu Boko |
 |
The palace entrance. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Prambanan |
|
Ratu Boko |
 |
Palace walls. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Surakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
The Kraton is the Royal Palace. |
1983 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Surakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
Palace buildings. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Surakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
The minaret of the palace mosque. |
1983 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Surakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
A room in the palace. |
1983 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Surakarta |
|
Kraton |
 |
Exhibits in the palace museum. |
1983 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Surakarta |
|
Mangunegera Kraton |
 |
Mangunegera Kraton is one of several palaces in the city. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Surakarta |
|
Mangunegera Kraton |
 |
The palace dates from 1757. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Java |
|
Surakarta |
|
Mangunegera Kraton |
 |
The palace is set in a lush garden. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Ubud |
|
Puri Ubud Palace |
 |
The entrance to the Puri Ubud Palace. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Ubud |
|
Puri Ubud Palace |
 |
Puri Ubud is a palace that is still home to members of the Balinese royal family. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Ubud |
|
Puri Ubud Palace |
 |
Carvings on the palace buildings. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Ubud |
|
Puri Ubud Palace |
 |
The palace gardens are typcal of Bali. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Ubud |
|
Puri Ubud Palace |
 |
The palace buildings blend with the natural beauty of the island. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Bangli |
|
Artha Sastra |
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The Artha Sastra inn was formerly a palace. |
1983 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Klung Klung |
|
Kertha Gosa Palace |
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The Kertha Gosa palace is set around a pool. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Klung Klung |
|
Kertha Gosa Palace |
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The Kertha Gosa Palace is famous for its gargoyls. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Klung Klung |
|
Kertha Gosa Palace |
 |
The grounds and pond of the palace. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Klung Klung |
|
Kertha Gosa Palace |
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The palace has a collection of Traditional and European gargoyls. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Klung Klung |
|
Kertha Gosa Palace |
 |
The palace wall paintings are in shadow puppet style. |
1992 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Amlapura |
|
Amlapura Palace |
 |
The entrance to the palace at Amlapura. |
1983 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Amlapura |
|
Amlapura Palace |
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The palace is set around a pond. |
1983 |
| Indonesia |
Bali |
|
Amlapura |
|
Amlapura Palace |
 |
One of the palace buildings. |
1983 |
| Indonesia |
Sulawesi |
|
Makassar |
|
Balla Lompoa |
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Balla Lompoa is the main palace of the Gowan sultans. |
2016 |
| Indonesia |
Sulawesi |
|
Makassar |
|
Balla Lompoa |
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The palace is made of wood and sits on stilts. |
2016 |
| Indonesia |
Sulawesi |
|
Makassar |
|
Balla Lompoa |
 |
A mosque in the palace grounds. |
2016 |
| Indonesia |
Sulawesi |
|
Makassar |
|
Balla Lompoa |
 |
Students on the palace steps. |
2016 |
| Indonesia |
Sulawesi |
|
Makassar |
|
Balla Lompoa |
 |
The museum is in the same style as the palace. |
2016 |
| Indonesia |
Sulawesi |
|
Makassar |
|
Balla Lompoa |
 |
The main palace building from the museum. |
2016 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
|
National Museum of Iran |
 |
Human headed capital from the Palace of Darius in Persepolis, 5th century BCE. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
|
National Museum of Iran |
 |
Mirror frame tile from Golestan Palace (Tehran, 19). |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
|
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The grounds of the Golestan Palace, built in the 19th century by the Qajar rulers. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
|
 |
Group of women at the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
Karim Khan Sanctum |
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The 1752 Karim Khan Sanctum is the oldest part of the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
|
 |
Two schoolgirls at the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
|
 |
Girl from a school group visiting the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
Shams-al Emarat |
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The Shams-al Emarat is the tallest building in the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
|
 |
The palace has a large garden surrounded by a tiled wall. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
|
 |
Tile detail at the wall surrounding the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Tehran |
Golestan Palace |
Ethnographic Museum |
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Hubble bubble pipes at the Ethnographic Museum in the palace complex. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
Naqsh-e Jahan Square |
Ali Qapu Palace |
 |
The Ali Qapu Palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
Naqsh-e Jahan Square |
Ali Qapu Palace |
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The five storey palace was once home to Shah Abbas who created Naqsh-e Jahan Square and its mosques and palaces. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
Naqsh-e Jahan Square |
Ali Qapu Palace |
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Detail of the tiled steps of the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
Naqsh-e Jahan Square |
Ali Qapu Palace |
 |
The rear of the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
Naqsh-e Jahan Square |
Ali Qapu Palace |
 |
Couple on the terrace of the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
|
Chehel Sotun Palace |
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The Chehel Sotun Palace dates from 1647. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
|
Chehel Sotun Palace |
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The terrace at the palace has twenty columns holding up its inlaid ceiling. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
|
Chehel Sotun Palace |
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View from the palace pavillion. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
|
Chehel Sotun Palace |
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One of the many wall paintings in the Throne Hall of the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
|
Hesht Behesht Palace |
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The Hesht Behesht Palace (1670) is a pavillion set in a garden. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
|
Hesht Behesht Palace |
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The garden of the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
|
Hesht Behesht Palace |
 |
Girl at the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Esfahan |
|
Hesht Behesht Palace |
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Two women in the palace gardens. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Apadana Palace |
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The Apadana Palace was built by and used by Xerxes. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Apadana Palace |
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View across the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Apadana Palace |
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Columns on the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Apadana Palace |
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The base of the palace has carved figures in relief. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Apadana Staircase |
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Cuniform inscription stating that the palace was begun by Darius and completed by Xerxes. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Triplon |
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View from the Triplon to the Palace of 100 Columns and the tomb of Artaxerxes III. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Hadish |
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The Hadish is a palace built by Xerxes. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Hadish |
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The palace is on a mound reached by steps. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Hadish |
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Structures on the palace mound. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Tachara |
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The Tachara is the palace of Darius I. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Tachara |
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View of the Apadana Palace from the Tachara. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Palace of 100 Columns |
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The Palace of 100 Columns was used by the king to meet his military commanders. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Palace of 100 Columns |
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A damaged Xerxes and an attendant carved on the main gate of the palace. |
2010 |
| Iran |
|
|
Persepolis |
|
Palace of 100 Columns |
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View from the palace to the hillside tomb of Artaxerxes II. |
2010 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Part of the wall of the palace at Uruk decorated with coloured pottery mosaics (2900 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Iamassus occur in pairs. These were found in the palace of King Ashur Nasir Pal III in Nimrud. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Part of a marble floor with inscription referring to the construction of the palace of King Ashur Nasir Pal II (858 - 844 BCE). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Part of a marble wall from the palace of King Ashur Nasir Pal II (Nimrud). |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Marble floor from a palace in Nimrud. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Mural made from 300 glazed bricks from the Palace of King Assurnasirpal II (883 - 859 BCE) in Nimrud. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Hexagonal stele describing the construction of the palace of King Esarhaddon (680 - 669 BCE) from Nimrud. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Assyrian reliefs are on slabs of alabaster (Mosul marble) and were used as facing for the mud brick walls of the king's palace in Nimrud. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Relief of a man about to perform a purification ritual from King Sargon's (721 - 705 BCE) Palace in Khorsabad. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Marble wall carving showing men on a hunt in a forest from a palace in Khorsabad, c710 BCE. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Part of the marble floor from the royal palace in Khorsabad. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Baghdad |
|
Iraq Museum |
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Detail of the marble palace floor showing Babylonian Sun symbols. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Salman Pak |
Ctesiphon |
Taq Kasra |
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The structure was a throne room of a palace and has excellent brickwork. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Salman Pak |
Ctesiphon |
Taq Kasra |
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One of the two wings of what was once a Persian palace. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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Beit Khalifa is one of the largest Arab Islamic palaces ever discovered. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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Much of the palace is below ground level. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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Palace rooms. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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The palace is entered via descending steps. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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The palace dates from the 9th century. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
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Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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The palace has a large circular area once filled with water from the River Tigris. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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The palace is from the Abbasid era. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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The palace has many tall passageways. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Beit Khalifa |
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The palace from ground level. |
2022 |
| Iraq |
|
|
Samarra |
Ancient City |
Bab al-Amma |
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Bab al-Amma was once the main gate to the palace. |
2022 |
were added from 1 February 2025.