The World’s Most Amazing Palaces
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Defined as a magnificent residence, especially for those who are Head of State or of royal lineage, many palaces are now used for other purposes like hotels, museums or parliaments. Below is a list of some of the most amazing palaces in the world which are still is use.
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ngorangora crater, Tanzania/Kenya
96 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
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The Winter Palace at St. Petersburg, Russia
The winter residence of the Russian tsars and their families, it later became the headquarters of the Russian Provisional Government after the Bolshevik Revolution. Today, the palace is part of The State Hermitage Museum.
89 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Schönbrunn Palace,Vienna, Austria
86 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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El Escorial, Spain
76 points - added 12 years ago by Samuil Svinin -
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The Palace of Versailles, France
76 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
6.
Castle of Neuschwanstein
The true picture of a romantic fairy tail place
74 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
7.
Villa Capra "La Rotonda", Italy
65 points - added 12 years ago by Samuil Svinin -
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Kashmir, INDIA
heaven on earth
51 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
9.
Dolmabahçe Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
38 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
10.
The Potala Palace, Tibet
37 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
11.
Peterhof, Russia
34 points - added 12 years ago by Samuil Svinin -
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Buckingham Palace, UK
The official London residence of the Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace is also designated as the world’s largest “working” royal palace.
30 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Ahsan Manzil, Dhaka, Bangladesh
25 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
A “floating” summer palace, in the middle of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, India, the Taj Lake Palace is part of the Taj Hotels Group.
21 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Palace of Mysore, Mysore, India
17 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
16.
Alhambra, Spain
16 points - added 12 years ago by Samuil Svinin -
17.
The Forbidden City, China
The world’s largest palace complex, it was home to the Chinese emperors for 500 hundred years. Today it is the political centre of Chinese government.
16 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Kowdiar Palace in Kerala, India
16 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
19.
Umaid Bhawan Palace,in Rajasthan, India
This is one of the world's largest private residences with 347 rooms. It is the primary residence of the Jodhpur royal family.
16 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, India
Formerly the residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur, Rambagh Palace is now a luxury Taj Palace Hotel.
12 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
21.
Stockholm Palace, Sweden
This is the official residence of the Swedish monarch. It is “the largest of all the world’s royal palaces that is still used for its original purpose.
8 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
22.
Tsarskoye Selo, Russia
7 points - added 12 years ago by Samuil Svinin -
23.
Royal Palace of Madrid, Spain
Although the official residence for the monarchy of Spain, the royal family actually prefer to live at the Palacio de la Zarzuela.
7 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
24.
Belem Palace, Portugal
7 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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The Papal Palace, Vatican City
This is the official residence of the Pope.
5 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Malacañang Palace, Manila, Philippines
2 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan
1 point - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Palace Hotel do Buçaco ,Buçaco, Portugal
1 point - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
0 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Kensington Palace, London, England
-2 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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Summer Palace,Beijing, China
-2 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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BRASIL
-4 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
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Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei
This is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. It is also the largest residence in the world with 1,788 rooms and 257 bathrooms. It cost around $1.4 billion USD to build and its Dome is made of Gold.
-6 points - added 14 years ago by josephling67 -
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