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| Argentina |
Buenos Aires
Plaza de Mayo |
The Plaza de Mayo is the centre of the capital, Buenos Aires.
It is dominated by the Casa Rosada, the presidential palace. |
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| Austria |
Vienna |
The Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, once home of the Hapsburg monarchs. |
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| Austria |
Vienna |
The Schönbrunn Palace dates from the late 17th century |
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| Austria |
Vienna |
Tall hedges in the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna. |
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| Austria |
Vienna |
The Gloriette in the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. |
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| Austria |
Vienna |
The Hoffburg Palace in Vienna dates from the 13th century and was home to the Hapsburgs for 600 years. |
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| Austria |
Vienna |
The grounds of the Hoffburg Palace in Vienna. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
 Excavations of an old palace dating from 2800 BC at Bahrain Fort. |
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| Bahrain |
Bahrain Fort |
The excavated Dilman era palace with a Manama building boom in the distance. |
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| Bolivia |
La Paz |
The presidential palace in La Paz. |
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| Brazil |
Belem |
The 19th century Palace of Antonio Lemos in Belem. |
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| Bulgaria |
Sofia |
Guard outside the Presidential Palace in Sofia. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
The Royal Palace at Tsarevets. |
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| Bulgaria |
Veliko Tarnovo
Tsarevets |
Part of the Royal Palace at Tsarevets which once covered an area of 4500 square metres. |
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| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh
Royal Palace |
Entrance to the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda complex. |
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| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh
Royal Palace |
The Royal Palace was built in 1892. Most of its treasures were destroyed during the Khmer Rouge period. |
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| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh
Royal Palace |
Palace building donated by Napoleon III. |
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| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh
Royal Palace |
Hanuman's army of monkeys from the Ramayana on the palace walls. |
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| Cambodia |
Phnom Penh
Royal Palace |
The palace walls are decorated with a mural of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. |
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| Chile |
Santiago |
La Moneda was the presidential palace in Santiago.
It was bombed during the 1973 coup. |
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| China |
Tibet
Lhasa
Potola Palace |
The 17th century Potola Palace in Lhasa. The red part is religious, the white area is the palace. It is 117m high with 1000 rooms and 10,000 shrines. |
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| China |
Tibet
Lhasa
Potola Palace |
The roof of the Potola Palace in Lhasa. |
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| China |
Tibet
Lhasa
Potola Palace |
The Potola Palace from Tarmalinka island in Lhasa. |
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| China |
Tibet
Lhasa
Norbulinka Palace |
The Norbulinka, the summer palace from where the Dalai Lama fled into exile in 1959. |
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| China |
Sichuan
Chengdu |
Statue and exhibitional hall of Mao Zedong in Chengdu. It is on the site of a former Ming palace. |
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| China |
Beijing
Summer Palace |
Kunming Lake dominates the park at the Summer Palace in the northern suburbs of Beijing. |
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| China |
Beijing
Summer Palace |
The Royal Garden at the Summer Palace in Beijing. |
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| China |
Beijing
Summer Palace |
Pagoda overlooking the Summer Palace in Beijing. |
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| China |
Beijing
Summer Palace |
Empress Cixi's marble boat in the Summer Palace (Beijing). |
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| China |
Beijing
Summer Palace |
Painted beam at the Summer Palace near Beijing. |
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| China |
Beijing
Summer Palace |
Hilltop glazed Buddhist temple at the Summer Palace in Beijing. |
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| China |
Beijing
Forbidden City |
The Palace of Heavenly Purity in Beijing's Forbidden City. |
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| China |
Beijing
Forbidden City |
Inside the Palace of Earthly Unity (Forbidden City, Beijing). |
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| Croatia |
Split |
Old city of Split on the Dalmatian coast is centred on the Roman era palace of Diocletian, built in 300 AD. |
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| Croatia |
Split |
Diocletian's Palace has walls 215m long and 26m high and is home to 3000 people (Split). |
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| Croatia |
Split |
Windows along the west wall of the Roman palace of Diocletian in Split. |
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| Croatia |
Split |
Inside the old city of Split. The buildings are set in a Roman palace. |
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| Croatia |
Split |
The north west tower of the Roman palace inside the the old city of Split. |
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| Croatia |
Dubrovnik |
The 15th century Rector's Palace (Dubrovnik). |
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| Croatia |
Dubrovnik |
Sponza Palace dates from 1667 and houses the Dubrovnik's archives. |
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| Denmark |
Copenhagen |
Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. |
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| Finland |
Helsinki |
The Presidential Palace in Helsinki is set by the sea. |
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| France |
Paris
Louvre |
The Louvre in Paris is one of the largest museums in the world.
It dates from 1793 and is set in a 16th century palace. |
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| France |
Paris
Louvre |
The frieze of Archers from the Palace of Darius in Persia (Iran). |
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| France |
Paris |
The Palace of Justice. |
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| France |
Paris
Versailles |
The palace at Versailles was once the seat of the French monarchy. |
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| Germany |
West Berlin |
Charlottenburg Palace in West Berlin. |
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| Hungary |
Budapest
Castle District |
The Royal Palace atop the Castle District in Budapest. |
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| Hungary |
Budapest
Castle District |
The Royal Palace in Budapest was built by the Hapsburgs in the 17th century. |
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| Hungary |
Budapest
Castle District |
The Royal Palace in Budapest now houses two major museums. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradesh
Agra |
Sandstone carvings on Jehangir's Palace in Agra Fort. |
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| India |
Uttar Pradeshi
Fatehpur Sikri |
The Diwan-i-Khas palace at Fatehpur Sikri. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
The City Palace in Jaipur. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
Rajput guard in the City Palace at Jaipur (Rajasthan). |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jaipur |
The Palace of Winds (Hava Mahal) dates from 1799. It is in Jaipur, the pink city. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Jodhpur |
Sandstone carvings adorn the windows of the palace on Meherangarh in Jodhpur. |
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| India |
Rajasthan
Udaipur |
The City Palace in Udaipur was built by Udai Singh and dates from 1567. |
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| India |
Jammu and Kashmir
Leh |
Leh is dominated by its 16th century palace. It is the capital of the Tibetan style region of Ladakh. |
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| India |
Karnataka
Mysore |
The beautiful Jagmohan Palace in Mysore. |
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| India |
Karnataka
Mysore |
The Maharaja's Palace in Mysore. |
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| India |
Kerala
Padmanabhapuram |
The palace at Padmanabhapuram was built in 1601. |
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| India |
Madhya Pradesh
Indore |
The Juna Rajwada Palace in Indore. |
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| India |
Madhya Pradesh
Mandu |
The Jahaz Mahal (Ship Palace) is one of many structures in the ancient city of Mandu.
It was built by Afghan invaders in central India. |
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| India |
Maharashtra
Pune |
The Aga Khan's Palace in Pune was used a prison for Mahatma Gandhi by the British. |
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| India |
Maharashtra
Pune |
Shrine for Kasturba Gandhi (the wife of Mahatma) in the Aga Khan's Palace at Pune. She died while imprisoned by the British. |
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| India |
Tamil Nadu
Tanjore |
The Hindu deities Lakshmi, Parvati, Shiva, Vishnu (13th century) at the City Palace in Tanjore. |
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| India |
Tamil Nadu
Madurai |
The Palace of Rani Mangammal (1670) in Madurai. |
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| Indonesia |
Sumatra
Medan |
Maimoon Palace in Medan is the home of a former sultan. It dates from 1858. |
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| Indonesia |
Sumatra
Bukittinggi |
Pagaruyung Palace near Bukittinggi is typical of Minangkabu architecture. |
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| Indonesia |
Sumatra
Bukittinggi |
Detail from the decoration of Pagaruyung Palace. |
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| Indonesia |
Java
Cirebon |
Kasepuhan Palace in Cirebon was built in 1527 in a mixture of styles including Sundanese, Javanese, Islamic, Chinese, Indian and Dutch. |
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| Indonesia |
Java
Jogjakarta |
The gamelan is a collection of percussion instruments used in Java and Bali. At the Paku Alam Palace (Jogjakarta). |
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| Indonesia |
Java
Jogjakarta
Kraton |
The entrance to the Kraton (Royal Palace) in Jogjakarta. |
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| Indonesia |
Java
Jogjakarta
Kraton |
Vocalists with a Gamalan orchestra in the Royal Palace (or Kraton) in the Javanese city of Jogjakarta. |
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| Indonesia |
Java
Surakarta |
The Kraton (palace) at Surakarta. |
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| Indonesia |
Bali
Ubud
Puri Ubud Palace |
Puri Ubud is a palace that is still home to members of the Balinese royal family. |
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| Indonesia |
Bali
Ubud
Puri Ubud Palace |
Carvings on the palace buildings. |
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| Indonesia |
Bali
Ubud
Puri Ubud Palace |
The palace gardens are typcal of Bali. |
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| Indonesia |
Bali
Ubud
Puri Ubud Palace |
The palace buildings blend with the natural beauty of the island. |
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| Indonesia |
Bali
Klung Klung
Kertha Gosa Palace |
The Kertha Gosa Palace is famous for its gargoils. |
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| Indonesia |
Bali
Klung Klung
Kertha Gosa Palace |
The grounds and pond of the Kertha Gosa Palace. |
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| Indonesia |
Bali
Klung Klung
Kertha Gosa Palace |
The wall paintings at the Kertha Gosa Palace are in shadow puppet style. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
National Museum of Iran |
Human headed capital from the Palace of Darius in Persepolis, 5th century BC. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
The grounds of the Golestan Palace, built in the 19th century by the Qajar rulers. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
Schoolgirls looking into the Ivan-e Takht-e Marmar at the Golestan Palace. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
Group of women at the Golestan Palace. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
The 1752 Karim Khan Sanctum is the oldest part of the palace. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
Two schoolgirls at the Golestan Palace. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
Stone relief carving at the Golestan Palace. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
Girl from a school group visiting the Golestan Palace. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
The Shams-al Emarat is the tallest building in the palace. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
The Golestan Palace has a large garden surrounded by a tiled wall. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
Tile detail at the wall surrounding the Golestan Palace. |
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| Iran |
Tehran
Golestan Palace |
Hubble bubble pipes at the Ethnographic Museum in the Golestan Palace. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Ali Qapu Palace |
The six storey Ali Qapu Palace was once home to Shah Abbas who created Imam Square and its mosques and palaces. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Ali Qapu Palace |
Detail of the tiled steps of the palace. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Ali Qapu Palace |
Couple on the terrace of the palace. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Chehel Sotun Palace |
The Chehel Sotun Palace dates from 1647. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Chehel Sotun Palace |
The terrace at the Chehel Sotun Palace has twenty columns holding up its inlaid ceiling. |
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| Iran |
Esfahan
Chehel Sotun Palace |
Mirrored entrance hall at the Chehel Sotun Palace. |
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