| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Croatia |
City / Town : Split
District : Diocletian Palace
Site / Event : Basement Halls
|
 |
The basement halls are below the old palace.
|
2000 |
| Croatia |
City / Town : Split
District : Peoples Square
|
 |
One of the small squares in the old city outside the walled palace area.
|
2000 |
| Croatia |
City / Town : Dubrovnik
District : Luza Square
Site / Event : Sponza Palace
|
 |
Sponza Palaces one of the few buildings to survive the 1667 earthquake.
|
2000 |
| Croatia |
City / Town : Dubrovnik
District : Luza Square
Site / Event : Sponza Palace
|
 |
Sponza Palace dates from 1667 and houses the city's archives.
|
2000 |
| Croatia |
City / Town : Dubrovnik
Site / Event : Rector's Palace
|
 |
The 15th century Rector's Palace.
|
2000 |
| Croatia |
City / Town : Dubrovnik
Site / Event : Rector's Palace
|
 |
The palace was home to the monthly elected governor of the city who was not allowed to leave the building.
|
2000 |
| Croatia |
City / Town : Dubrovnik
Site / Event : Rector's Palace
|
 |
The palace is another building that survived the earthquake of 1667.
|
2000 |
| Croatia |
City / Town : Dubrovnik
Site / Event : Rector's Palace
|
 |
Sponza Palace from the Rector's Palace.
|
2000 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
District : Plaza del Armas
|
 |
Former palace, now a hotel in which US president, Jimmy Carter once stayed.
|
2024 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
District : Plaza del Armas
Site / Event : Palace of the Second Cape
|
 |
The Palace of the Second Cape is the former residence of the Spanish vice governor (1772).
|
2024 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
District : Plaza del Armas
Site / Event : Palace of the Second Cape
|
 |
 Detail of the palace.
|
2024 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
District : Plaza del Armas
Site / Event : Palace of the Second Cape
|
 |
The palace is home to an exhibit about 20th century history.
|
2024 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
District : Plaza del Armas
Site / Event : Museum of the City
|
 |
The palace was used by the Spanish between 1791 and 1898.
|
2024 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
District : Plaza del Armas
Site / Event : Museum of the City
|
 |
The building became a Presidential Palace during the 20th century.
|
2024 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
District : Plaza del Armas
Site / Event : Museum of the City
|
 |
The museum is set in the 1770s palace.
|
2024 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
District : Prado
Site / Event : Palace of Matrimony
|
 |
The Palace of Matrimony.
|
2024 |
| Cuba |
City / Town : Havana
Site / Event : Fine Arts Museum
|
 |
The Fine Arts Museum is set in an elegant building, the Asturianos Palace.
|
2024 |
| Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Hadjigeorgakis Mansion
|
 |
Watercolor of the Venetian Palace in Nicosia (W Williams, 1887).
|
2023 |
| Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
 |
The Archbishops' Palace dates from 1960.
|
2023 |
| Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Archbishops' Palace
|
 |
The palace was destroyed by the Greek backed coup that overthrew President Makarios in 1974.
|
2023 |
| Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
|
 |
The area near the Archbishops' Palace.
|
2023 |
| Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Folk Art Museum
|
 |
The Folk Art Museum is in the former Archbishops' Palace.
|
2023 |
| Cyprus |
City / Town : Nicosia
Site / Event : Folk Art Museum
|
 |
The building is a former archbishop's palace.
|
2023 |
| Czechia |
City / Town : Prague
District : Staromestske Namesti
|
 |
The Kinsky Palace and the 14th century House of the Stone Bell.
|
2000 |
| Czechia |
City / Town : Prague
District : Staromestske Namesti
|
 |
Detail of Kinsky Palace.
|
2000 |
| Czechia |
City / Town : Prague
District : Castle District
Site / Event : Old Royal Palace
|
 |
The Old Royal Palace dates from 1135 and began as a castle for princesses.
|
2000 |
| Czechia |
City / Town : Prague
District : Castle District
Site / Event : Old Royal Palace
|
 |
The palace was used by kings between the 13th and 16th century.
|
2000 |
| Czechia |
City / Town : Brno
District : Zelny Trh
|
 |
The former Ditrichstein Palace now houses the Moravia Museum.
|
2013 |
| Czechia |
City / Town : Brno
District : Svobody Square
Site / Event : Schwarz Palace
|
 |
Schwarz Palace is a landmark in Svobody Square.
|
2013 |
| Czechia |
City / Town : Brno
District : Svobody Square
Site / Event : Schwarz Palace
|
 |
The palace dates from the 16th century.
|
2013 |
| Denmark |
State / Province : Zealand
City / Town : Copenhagen
|
 |
Christiansborg Palace is the seat of the Danish government.
|
1997 |
| Denmark |
State / Province : Zealand
City / Town : Copenhagen
|
 |
Amalienborg Palace.
|
1997 |
| Denmark |
State / Province : Zealand
City / Town : Copenhagen
|
 |
Guards at Amalienborg Palace.
|
1997 |
| El Salvador |
City / Town : San Salvador
|
 |
The National Palace.
|
1995 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Oromia
City / Town : Addis Ababa
Site / Event : Ethnological Museum
|
 |
The Ethnological Museum housed in a former palace of Haile Selassie.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The Royal Enclosure is 70,000 square metres and contains several palaces.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
 |
Fasiladas Palace is 32m high and was built by the founder of Gondar.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
 |
Fasiladas Palace is made from roughly hewn stone.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Fasiladas Palace
|
 |
One of the four domed towers of the palace.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The palace kitchen.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Palace of Iyasu
|
 |
The Palace of Iyasu (who ruled 1682 to 1706).
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The Palace of Yohannes (ruled 1667 to 1682).
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
Site / Event : Archive of Fasiladas
|
 |
The Archive of Fasiladas was once a palace.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
District : Royal Enclosure
|
 |
The Palace of Mentewab, queen of Bakaffa.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Amhara
City / Town : Gondar
Site / Event : Fasiladas Baths
|
 |
The small palace was a residence for royalty when they bathed in the pool.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
Site / Event : Queen of Sheba Palace
|
 |
The Queen of Sheba Palace is the residence of a nobleman.
|
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
State / Province : Tigray
City / Town : Aksum
Site / Event : Queen of Sheba Palace
|
 |
The palace overlooked by Mount Godebra.
|
2011 |
| Finland |
City / Town : Helsinki
|
 |
The Presidential Palace is set by the sea.
|
2005 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
|
 |
The Grand Palace.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
|
 |
The Grand Palace beyond the Alexander III Bridge.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
Site / Event : 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.
|
2005 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
Site / Event : Louvre
|
 |
The frieze of Archers from the Palace of Darius in Persia (Iran) dating from c510 BCE.
|
2005 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
Site / Event : Palace of Justice
|
 |
The entrance to the Palace of Justice.
|
1991 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
Site / Event : Palace of Justice
|
 |
The Palace of Justice was built in 1868 as a royal residence.
|
2005 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
Site / Event : Conciergerie
|
 |
The Conciergerie is a former palace which was used as a prison during the Reign of Terror.
|
1991 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Palace
|
 |
The Palace at Versailles.
|
1991 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Palace
|
 |
The Palace at Versailles was once the seat of the French monarchy.
|
1991 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Palace
|
 |
The palace began in 1672 as a royal hunting lodge.
|
1991 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Palace
|
 |
The Royal Chapel from the ground floor entrance to the Palace.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Palace
|
 |
Hallways with statues link the different parts of the Palace.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Palace
|
 |
Painting of the Palace and orangerie in 1689.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Palace
|
 |
View of the gardens from the palace.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Palace
|
 |
The interior of the Palace is ornately decorated.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : Royal Chapel
|
 |
The exterior of the Royal Chapel from within the palace.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : Mars Room
|
 |
View of the gardens from the palace.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
|
 |
The palace has thousands of rooms.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
|
 |
The Palace is very elaborately decorated.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
|
 |
View of the gardens from the Palace.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Paris
District : Versailles
Site / Event : The Gardens
|
 |
The flower gardens near the main Palace.
|
2014 |
| France |
City / Town : Marseille
|
 |
The Pharo Palace at the mouth of he old port.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Marseille
Site / Event : Longchamps Palace
|
 |
The Longchamps Palace dates from 1860.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Marseille
Site / Event : Longchamps Palace
|
 |
The grounds of the palace are now a public park.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Avignon
Site / Event : Palace of the Popes
|
 |
The Palace of the Popes is the world's largest Gothic palace.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Avignon
Site / Event : Palace of the Popes
|
 |
The palace was built in 1309 by Pope Clement V after he fled from Rome.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Avignon
Site / Event : Palace of the Popes
|
 |
The palace is more like a fort with its high walls.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Avignon
Site / Event : Palace of the Popes
|
 |
View of the old city from the palace.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Avignon
Site / Event : Palace of the Popes
|
 |
The rocky outcrop on which the palace is built is visible in the nearby streets.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Avignon
|
 |
The Bishops' Palace dates from the 14th century.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Lyon
District : Old City
Site / Event : Palais St-Jean
|
 |
The courtyard of the palace overlooked by the Cathedral.
|
2012 |
| France |
City / Town : Carcassonne
District : Old City
Site / Event : Chateau Comtal
|
 |
Chateau Comtal is a 12th century palace accessable via an inner moat.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Toulouse
Site / Event : St Augustins Museum
|
 |
The museum building is a former palace.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Albi
District : Berbie Palace
|
 |
The Berbie Palace was built in the 13th century for an archbishop.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Albi
District : Berbie Palace
|
 |
Part of the palace is a museum dedicated to the artist, Henri Toulouse Lautrec.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Albi
District : Berbie Palace
|
 |
View of the cathedral from the palace.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Albi
District : Berbie Palace
|
 |
View of the river and the town from the palace.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Albi
District : Berbie Palace
|
 |
The palace and its gardens.
|
2016 |
| France |
City / Town : Albi
District : Berbie Palace
Site / Event : Toulouse Lautrec Museum
|
 |
The palace has a collection of paintings incluiding by Maitisse, Degas and others.
|
2016 |
| Georgia |
City / Town : Tbilisi
|
 |
The Presidential Palace.
|
2011 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Unter den Linden
|
 |
The Crown Prince's Palace.
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Reliefs from a 9th century BCE palace in Syria.
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Reliefs from a 9th century BCE palace in Syria.
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Reliefs from a 9th century BCE palace in Syria.
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Relief showing two figures from a 9th century BCE palace in Syria.
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Alibaster palace reliefs from Niniveh (7th century BCE).
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Alibaster palace reliefs from Niniveh (7th century BCE).
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Palace relief with soldiers (Niniveh, 7th century BCE).
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Palace relief with musicians following soldiers (Niniveh, 7th century BCE).
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Detail of a musician from the palace relief (Niniveh, 7th century BCE).
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Detail of a soldier from the palace relief (Niniveh, 7th century BCE).
|
2022 |
| Germany |
State / Province : Berlin Post-Unification
City / Town : Berlin
District : Museum Island
Site / Event : Pergamon Museum
|
 |
Detail of a musician from the palace relief (Niniveh, 7th century BCE).
|
2022 |
