| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
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Kabah |
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Palace of Masks |
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The Palace of Masks is in Mayan Puuc style. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Kabah |
|
Palace of Masks |
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The facade of the palace is covered with 300 masks of Chac, the Mayan rain god. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Sayil |
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|
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The three storey palace at Sayil is 85m long and is in Mayan Puuc style. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Sayil |
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|
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Close view of the palace which was abandoned in 1000. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Sayil |
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|
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The lower level of the palace. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Xlapac |
|
|
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Palace with mosaics of Chac, the rain god. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Yucatan |
|
Labna |
|
|
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The Palace is a two storey structure. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Qintana Roo |
|
Tulum |
|
Grand Palace |
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The Grand Palace is one of the largest structures. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Qintana Roo |
|
Tulum |
|
Grand Palace |
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The palace has a thatched roof. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Qintana Roo |
|
Tulum |
|
Grand Palace |
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The inner couryard of the palace. |
1995 |
| Mexico |
Durango |
|
Durango |
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|
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Former palace. |
2024 |
| Monaco |
|
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Monaco |
Monaco Ville |
Royal Palace |
 |
The old city is set on a 60m high rock and is dominated by the Royal Palace. |
2009 |
| Monaco |
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Monaco |
Monaco Ville |
Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace is home to the rulers of Monaco. |
2009 |
| Monaco |
|
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Monaco |
Monaco Ville |
Royal Palace |
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Entrance to the palace. |
2009 |
| Monaco |
|
|
Monaco |
Monaco Ville |
Royal Palace |
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The garden of the palace. |
2009 |
| Monaco |
|
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Monaco |
Monaco Ville |
|
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Palace Square. |
2009 |
| Monaco |
|
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Monaco |
Monaco Ville |
|
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Street near the palace. |
2009 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Tangiers |
Kasbah |
|
 |
Dar el Makhzen is a 17th century palace. |
1990 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Marakesh |
|
Bahia Palace |
 |
Bahia Palace. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Marakesh |
|
Bahia Palace |
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The palace dates from the 19th century. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
|
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Marakesh |
|
Bahia Palace |
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The doors of the palace are very ornate. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Fez |
|
Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace fronts an enormous courtyard. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Fez |
|
Royal Palace |
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The palace is surrounded by a wall and is not open to the public. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Fez |
|
Royal Palace |
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View of the palace from the courtyard. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Fez |
|
Royal Palace |
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The palace is finely decorated. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Fez |
|
Royal Palace |
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The palace occupies 80 hectares and is home to the Sultan. |
1985 |
| Morocco |
|
|
Fez |
|
Royal Palace |
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The palace is decorated with Zellige tilework. |
1985 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
|
Kumari Mahal |
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Wooden balcony in the palace, which dates from 1757. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
|
Kumari Mahal |
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Ornately carved window in the palace. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
Durbar Square |
Royal Palace |
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Basantapur Tower dominates the Royal Palace. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
Durbar Square |
Royal Palace |
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The entrance to the palace is guarded by Hanuman, the monkey god. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
Durbar Square |
Royal Palace |
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The palace was built in 1672. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
Durbar Square |
Royal Palace |
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The palace consists of many buildings set around several courtyards. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
Durbar Square |
Royal Palace |
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The Panch Mukhi is a Hanuman temple in the Royal Palace. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
Durbar Square |
Royal Palace |
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View from the Basantapur Tower over the Royal Palace. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Kathmandu |
|
|
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The entance to the new palace. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Bhaktapur |
Durbar Square |
|
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The square is full of temples and palaces. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Bhaktapur |
Durbar Square |
Royal Palace |
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The Golden Gate (1754) is the main entrance to the Royal Palace. |
1990 |
| Nepal |
Kathmandu Valley |
|
Bhaktapur |
Durbar Square |
Royal Palace |
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The building is also known as the 55 window palace. |
1990 |
| Netherlands |
|
|
Amsterdam |
Dam Square |
Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace in 1982. |
1982 |
| Netherlands |
|
|
Amsterdam |
Dam Square |
Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace in 2022. |
2022 |
| Netherlands |
|
|
Amsterdam |
|
Rijksmuseum |
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The Lombok Treasure was taken by the Netherlands in 1894 when they destroyed the royal palace in Lombok. |
2022 |
| Netherlands |
|
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Amsterdam |
|
Rijksmuseum |
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"Front View of Buitenzorg Palace During the Earthquake of 10 October 1834" by Willem Troost. The palace was in Bogor (Java). |
2022 |
| Netherlands |
|
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Den Haag |
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Escher Museum |
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The museum is in the former palace of the Queen Mother (Emma, 1858-1934). |
2022 |
| Netherlands |
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|
Den Haag |
|
Escher Museum |
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Escher's tessalations were inspired by Islamic art in the Alhambra Palace in Spain. |
2022 |
| Netherlands |
|
|
Den Haag |
|
Escher Museum |
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The higher levels of the palace. |
2022 |
| Netherlands |
|
|
Den Haag |
|
Mauritshuis Museum |
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The Mauritshuis Museum is in a former palace. |
2022 |
| Nicaragua |
|
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Managua |
|
|
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The National Palace. |
1995 |
| North Cyprus |
|
|
Nicosia |
|
|
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Looking across the buffer zone to the Ledra Palace Hotel on the Greek side. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
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St Hillarion Castle |
|
|
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The castle was built by the Byzantines (8th century) and extended by the Franks (1228) and converted to a palace. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
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St Hillarion Castle |
|
|
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The castle / palace declined under the Venetians (1489). |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
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St Hillarion Castle |
|
|
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 The former palace. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
|
Famagusta |
Namik Kemal Square |
Venetian Palace |
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The entrance to the Venetian Palace. |
2023 |
| North Cyprus |
|
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Famagusta |
Namik Kemal Square |
Venetian Palace |
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The Venetian Palace where the last governor from Venice (Bragadin) lived and died in 1571. |
2023 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Old City |
Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace is flanked by the Colonade. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Old City |
Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace is a unique building. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Old City |
Royal Palace |
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Detail of the palace. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Old City |
Royal Palace |
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The area near the palace. |
2008 |
| Oman |
|
|
Muscat |
Old City |
Royal Palace |
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The palace grounds. |
2008 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Lahore Fort |
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The Shish Mahal (Palace of Mirrors). |
1983 |
| Pakistan |
Punjab |
|
Lahore |
|
Lahore Fort |
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Decorated palace. |
1983 |
| Panama |
|
|
Panama City |
|
Presidential Palace |
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The Presidential Palace. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
|
Panama City |
|
Presidential Palace |
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The palace has many herons. |
1995 |
| Paraguay |
|
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Asuncion |
|
|
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The Presidential Palace dates from 1860. |
1998 |
| Peru |
|
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Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
Cathedral of Santo Domingo |
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The building is on the site of Viracocha Inca's Palace. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Cuzco |
Plaza de Armas |
La Compania |
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La Compania was built on the site of the palace of Huanya Capac who lived between 1493 and 1525. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Cuzco |
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Archbishops' Palace |
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The Archbishops' Palace was built on the site of the palace of Inca Emperor, Roca. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Cuzco |
|
Archbishops' Palace |
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Decorated balcony on the palace. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Cuzco |
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Roca's Palace Wall |
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The thick walls of Roca's Palace have survived earthquakes that have damaged Spanish colonial architecture. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Arequipa |
|
Goyaneche Palace |
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Goyaneche Palace blends into a normal street. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Arequipa |
|
Goyaneche Palace |
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Goyaneche Palace is now a bank. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
Presidential Palace |
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The Presidential Palace dominates the central Plaza del Armas. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
Presidential Palace |
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The palace was constructed in 1535. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
Presidential Palace |
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Presidential guard outside the palace. |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
|
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The Archbishops' Palace (1924). |
1995 |
| Peru |
|
|
Lima |
|
Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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The museum is set in a former palace. The state senate sat here until 1930. |
1995 |
| Philippines |
Luzon |
|
Manila |
|
Malacanang Palace |
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Malacanang Palace is the residence of the president. |
1988 |
| Philippines |
Luzon |
|
Manila |
|
Malacanang Palace |
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The front of the palace. |
1988 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
|
Palace of Culture |
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The Palace of Culture (seen here in 1982) is the tallest building in the city. |
1982 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
|
Palace of Culture |
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The Palace of Culture was a gift to the Polish people from the Soviet Union (completed in 1955). |
1982 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
|
Palace of Culture |
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The palace from the foot of the building. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
|
Palace of Culture |
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Modern buildings near the palace. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Nowy Swiat |
|
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Radziwill Palace is the residence of the president. |
2005 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Old City |
Royal Castle |
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The castle became a palace for Polish kings when the capital was moved to Warsaw from Krakow. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Old City |
Royal Castle |
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Krasinski Palace. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Old City |
Royal Castle |
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Photos of what was left of the palace in 1945. The palace was rebuilt in 1981. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
|
Chopin Museum |
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The Ostrogski Palace, home to a museum for Chopin. In 2005 the museum was under renovation. |
2005 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
|
Chopin Museum |
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The Frederick Chopin Museum (2022) is set in a former palace. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
|
Chopin Museum |
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The palace is highly decorated. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
|
Chopin Museum |
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Drawing of Kazimierez Palace, home of the Warsaw Lyceum (1824). |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
|
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Lazienki Park is the grounds of the former royal summer palace. |
1982 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
Old Orangery |
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Lazienki Park has several palaces like the Old Orangery. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace was used as a summer residence. |
1982 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
Royal Palace |
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The royal residence is also called the Palace on the Water. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
Royal Palace |
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The palace is next to a lake. |
1982 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace (seen here in 1982) has a picturesque setting. |
1982 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
Royal Palace |
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The palace in 2022. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
Royal Palace |
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The setting of the palace. |
2022 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
|
 |
Myslewicki Palace. |
1982 |
| Poland |
|
|
Warsaw |
Lazienki Park |
|
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Belvedere Palace. |
2022 |
