List of royal palaces
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This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent.
Africa
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 Egypt | ||||
| Abdin Palace |  | Cairo | ||
| Al-Gawhara Palace |  |
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| Koubbeh Palace |  |
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| Tahra Palace | ||||
 Ethiopia | ||||
| Menelik Palace | Addis Abeba | |||
| Jubilee Palace | ||||
| Guenete Leul Palace |  |
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 Eritrea | ||||
| Imperial Palace | Massawa | |||
 Eswatini | ||||
| Ludzidzini Royal Village | Lobamba | |||
| Lozitha Palace | Mbabane | |||
 Lesotho | ||||
| Royal Palace | Maseru | |||
 Libya | ||||
| Royal Palace of Tripoli |  |
Tripoli | ||
| Al Manar Palace | Benghazi | |||
 Morocco | ||||
| Dar al-Makhzen |  | Rabat | ||
| Dar al-Makhzen | .jpg) | Fez | ||
| Bahia Palace |  |
Marrakesh | ||
| Dar al-Makhzen |  | Tangier | ||
| El Badi Palace |  | Marrakesh | ||
 Nigeria | ||||
| Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin |  |
Benin City | ||
| Olowo of Owo's Palace |  |
Owo | ||
| Alaafin of Oyo's Palace | Oyo | |||
| Sultan of Sokoto's Palace | Sokoto | |||
| King Jaja of Opobo Palace | Opobo | |||
 Rwanda | ||||
| Rwesero Palace |  |
Nyanza | ||
 Tanzania | ||||
| Sultan's Palace |  |
Stone Town | ||
 Tunisia | ||||
| Bardo Palace |  | Tunis | ||
| Carthage Royal Palace |  |
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| Rose Palace |  |
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| Ksar Saïd Palace |  |
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 Uganda | ||||
| Mengo Palace/Lubiri | Kampala | |||
| Karuziika Palace | Karuziika | |||
| Kyabazinga Palace | Kyabazinga | |||
Americas
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Europe
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link |
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 Albania | ||||
| Royal Palace |  | Tirana | Official residence of King Zog I; it now serves as residence of the President of Albania | |
 Austria | ||||
| Hofburg Palace |  | Vienna | Winter residence of the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as residence of the President of Austria, museums and convention centre | |
| Schönbrunn Palace |  | Summer residence of the Habsburgs | ||
| Belvedere | .JPG) | Private residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy and then Imperial palace of empress Maria Theresa | ||
| Hermesvilla | _-_Hermesvilla.JPG) | Private residence of Empress Elisabeth in Vienna | ||
| Hofburg |  | Innsbruck | Residence of the Archdukes of Tyrol and the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as a museum | |
| Kaiservilla |  | Bad Ischl | Hunting lodge and private retreat of Franz Josef I of Austria | |
| Laxenburg Castle |  | Laxenburg | Summer residence of the Habsburgs, along with Schönbrunn Palace | |
 Belarus | ||||
| Old Grodno Castle |  |
Grodno | ||
 Belgium | ||||
| Royal Palace | _-_panoramio.jpg) | Brussels | Official residence of king Philip I | |
| Royal Castle of Laeken |  | Private residence of king Philip I | ||
| Royal Greenhouses of Laeken |  | Recepctions and state visits | ||
| Château du Belvédère |  | Private Residence of former king Albert II | ||
| Château du Stuyvenberg |  | Private Residence of princess Astrid | ||
| Château de Ciergnon |
| Ciergnon, Houyet | Summer Residence | |
| Rochefort |  | Villers-sur-Lesse | Summer Residence | |
 Bulgaria | ||||
| Royal Palace |  |
Sofia | National Art Gallery | |
| Euxinograd |  |
Varna | ||
 Czech Republic | ||||
| Prague Castle |  |
Prague | ||
 Denmark | ||||
| Marselisborg Palace |  |
Aarhus | privately owned by the crown: | |
| Château de Cayx | Cahors | |||
| Amalienborg Palace, |  |
Copenhagen | Palaces at the disposition by the crown: | |
| Christiansborg Palace |  |
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| Fredensborg Palace |  |
Fredensborg | ||
| Gråsten Palace |  |
Gråsten | ||
| Sorgenfri Palace |  |
Lyngby-Taarbæk | ||
| Hermitage Hunting Lodge |  |
Jægersborg Dyrehave | ||
 Estonia | ||||
| Kadriorg Palace |  |
Tallinn | ||
 Finland | ||||
| Imperial Palace |  |
Helsinki | official residences of the President of Finland. | |
 France | ||||
| Palace of Versailles |  |
Versailles | ||
| Palais du Louvre |  |
Paris | ||
| Palais des Tuileries |  |
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| Palais-Royal |  |
Seat of the Ministry of Culture, the Conseil d'État and the Constitutional Council | ||
| Luxembourg Palace | _(cropped).jpg) |
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| Palais de la Cité | ||||
| Palace of Fontainebleau |  |
Fontainebleau | ||
| Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye |  |
Saint-Germain-en-Laye | ||
| Château de Compiègne |  |
Compiègne | ||
| Château de Saint-Cloud | Saint-Cloud | |||
| Château de Rambouillet | .jpg) |
Rambouillet | ||
| Château de Blois |  |
Blois | ||
| Château d'Amboise |  |
Amboise | ||
| Château de Chambord | .jpg) |
Chambord, Loir-et-Cher | ||
| Château de Marly | Marly-le-Roi | |||
| Château de Meudon |  |
Meudon | ||
 Georgia | ||||
| Batonis Castle |  | Telavi | the 17th Century royal stronghold containing the palace of the Kakhetian kings of eastern Georgia in Telavi. | |
| Dadiani Palace |  | Zugdidi | a 19th Century palace built by David Dadiani the Prince of Samegrelo. | |
| Geguti Palace |  | Kutaisi | 12th Century ruins of the palace of the kings of Imereti in western Georgia. | |
| Viceroy's Palace |  | Tbilisi | the former palace of the Russian Viceroys built in 1818. | |
| Sachino Palace | a surviving part of an 18th Century palace built by Kartlian King Erekli II for his queen in Tbilisi. | |||
 Germany | ||||
| Berliner Schloss | .JPG) | Berlin | ||
| Charlottenburg Castle |  |
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| Stadtschloss, Potsdam |  | Potsdam | ||
| Sanssouci |  |
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| Dresden Castle |  | Dresden | ||
| Zwinger |  |
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| Karlsruhe Palace | .jpg) | Karlsruhe | ||
| Residenz |  | Munich | ||
| Nymphenburg Palace |  |
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| Schleissheim Palace |  |
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| Neues Schloss |  | Stuttgart | ||
| Ludwigsburg Palace | .jpg) | Ludwigsburg | ||
| Leineschloss |  | Hanover | ||
 Greece | ||||
| Old Royal Palace |  | Athens | historically the Royal Palace of Athens, today houses the Parliament | |
| New Royal Palace |  |
historically Crown Prince's Royal Palace, or Royal Palace of the Duke of Sparta, now the Presidential Manor, | ||
| Royal Mansion | Psychiko | only Crown Prince Paul and Crown Princess Frederica residence, today private property, Athens | ||
| Tatoi Palace |  | Parnitha | was the summer estate of the former Greek royal family, Athens | |
| Queen's Tower |  | Athens | former royal estate held only by Queen Amalia, now private property | |
| Palace of St. Michael and St. George |  | Corfu | originally the house of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, now the seat of the Sino-Japanese Museum, | |
| Mon Repos |  |
a summer residence of the former Greek royal family. It is now an archaeological museum. | ||
| Achilleion |  |
Royal Palace of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, never held by the Greek Royal Family, | ||
| Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes |  | Rhodes | medieval palace renovated during Italian Occupation to constitute the summer estate of the King of Italy, never held by the Greek Royal Family | |
| Thessaloniki Government House |  | Kalamaria | a royal mansion in Salonica situated in the suburb of | |
| House of Princess Alice | Neo Heraklion | Donated to the Red Cross. It now also belongs to the municipality of Neos Heraklion and houses a club for the elderly | ||
 Hungary | ||||
| Buda Castle |  | Budapest | ||
 Ireland | ||||
| Dublin Castle |  | Dublin | ||
 Italy | ||||
| Palazzo dei Normanni |  | Palermo | Historic residence of the Kings of Sicily, now seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly since 1946. | |
| Palazzina Cinese |  |
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| Palazzo Reale della Ficuzza |  |
Residence and hunting lodge of Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily during his exile in Sicily. | ||
| Palazzo Chiaramonte |  |
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| Royal Palace |  |
Turin | Residence of the House of Savoy until 1946, now a museum | |
| Castello del Valentino |  |
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| Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja |  |
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| Palazzo Carignano |  |
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| Villa della Regina |  |
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| Royal Palace of Venaria | .jpg) |
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| Castello della Mandria |  |
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| Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi |  |
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| Castle of Rivoli |  |
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| Castle of Moncalieri | .jpg) |
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| Castle of Agliè |  |
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| Castle of Racconigi |  |
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| Royal Palace | .jpg) | Naples | 18th century residence of the Buorbons as rulers of the Kingdom of Naples and later of the Two Sicilies. | |
| Reggia di Capodimonte |  |
summer residence and hunting lodge of the Bourbon kings, now comprises the Museo di Capodimonte. | ||
| Reggia di Quisisana |  |
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| Palace of Portici |  |
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| Castel Nuovo |  |
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| Castel Capuano |  |
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| Castel Sant'Elmo |  |
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| Castel dell'Ovo | |
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| Casina Vanvitelliana | ||||
| Royal Palace of Ischia | ||||
| Villa Favorita | ||||
| Villa Floridiana |  |
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| Villa Rosebery | .jpg) |
From June 1944, residence of King Victor Emmanuel III until his exile in 1946; now one of the three official residences of the President of Italy. | ||
| Royal Palace of Caserta |  |
Caserta | ||
| Royal Palace of Carditello |  |
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| Belvedere di San Leucio | ||||
| Quirinal Palace | .jpg) | Rome | Main residence of the President of Italy | |
| Presidential Estate of Castelporziano |  |
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| Lateran Palace |  |
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| Hadrian's Villa | _1000_03.jpg) |
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| Palazzina Reale |  |
Residence of King Victor Emmanuel III; seat of the embassy of Egypt in Rome since 1997. | ||
| Castello Ursino |  | Catania | ||
| Casino Reale di Persano | Salerno | |||
| Palazzo Pitti |  | Florence | ||
| Royal Palace of Milan |  | Milan | ||
| Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte |  |
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| Royal Villa of Monza |  | Monza | ||
| Royal Palace of Genoa |  | Genoa | ||
| Miramare Castle | _(7).jpg) | Trieste | ||
| Palazzo Reale | Cagliari | |||
 Liechtenstein | ||||
| Vaduz Castle |  | Vaduz | ||
 Lithuania | ||||
| Royal Palace of Lithuania |  | Vilnius | ||
 Luxembourg | ||||
| Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg |  | Luxembourg | ||
 Monaco | ||||
| The Prince's Palace | .jpg) | Monaco | ||
 Montenegro | ||||
| King Nikola's Palace |  | Cetinje | ||
| Podgorica Royal Palace |  | Podgorica | ||
| Blue Palace |  | Cetinje | ||
| Nikšić Royal Palace |  | Nikšić | ||
| Bar Royal Palace |  |
Bar | ||
| Biljarda |  | Cetinje | ||
 Netherlands | ||||
| Royal Palace |  | Amsterdam | ||
| Noordeinde Palace |  | The Hague | ||
| Huis ten Bosch |  | The Hague | ||
| Binnenhof |  | The Hague | ||
| Het Loo Palace |  | Apeldoorn | ||
| Soestdijk Palace |  | Baarn | ||
| Anneville (Ulvenhout) |  | Ulvenhout | ||
| Bronbeek |  | Arnhem | ||
| City Hall of Tilburg |  | Tilburg | ||
| Het Oude Loo |  | Apeldoorn | ||
| Kneuterdijk Palace |  | The Hague | ||
| Koninklijke Schouwburg |  | The Hague | ||
| Lange Voorhout Palace |  | The Hague | ||
| Mauritshuis |  | The Hague | ||
| Huis Huguetan | _img._05.jpg) | The Hague | ||
| Stadhouderlijk Hof |  | Leeuwarden | ||
| Drakestein |  | Lage Vuursche | ||
| Breda Castle |  | Breda | ||
| Huis Doorn |  | Doorn | ||
| De Horsten | .JPG) | Wassenaar | ||
| Hof van Solms |  | Oirschot | ||
| Oranje Nassau's Oord |  | Wageningen | ||
| Kasteel Vaeshartelt |  | Maastricht | ||
| Duin en Kruidberg | .jpg) | Santpoort-Noord | ||
| Villa Welgelegen |  | Haarlem | ||
 Norway | ||||
| Royal Palace, Oslo |  | Oslo | ||
| Stiftsgården |  | Trondheim | ||
 Poland | ||||
| Bobolice Castle |  |
Bobolice | ||
| Chęciny Castle |  |
Chęciny | ||
| Wawel Castle |  | Kraków | ||
| Lanckorona Castle |  |
Lanckorona | ||
| Łęczyca Castle |  | |||
| Royal Castle |  | Lublin | ||
| Malbork Castle |  |
Malbork | ||
| Niepołomice Castle |  |
Niepołomice | ||
| Nowy Sącz Castle |  |
Nowy Sącz | ||
| Royal Castle |  | |
Poznań | ||
| Piotrków Trybunalski Castle | .jpg) |
Piotrków Trybunalski | ||
| Imperial Castle |  |
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| Sandomierz Castle |  |
Sandomierz | ||
| Sanok Castle |  |
Sanok | ||
| Ducal Castle | .jpg) |
Szczecin | Residence of the House of Griffin which ruled the Duchy of Pomerania and Pomerania-Stettin | |
| Palace of the Pomeranian Estates Assembly |  |
Residence of the monarch of Prussia for the visits in the city; currently housing a division of the National Museum in Szczecin | ||
| Tykocin Castle |  |
Tykocin | ||
| Belweder | .JPG) |
Warsaw | ||
| Casimir Palace |  |
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| Marymont Palace | .jpg) |
Summer residence of king John III Sobieski | ||
| Marywil |  |
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| Myślewice Palace |  |
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| Palace on the Isle | .jpg) |
Warsaw | ||
| Royal Castle |  |
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| Saxon Palace |  |
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| Ujazdów Castle |  |
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| Wilanów Palace |  |
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| Royal Palace |  | Wrocław | ||
 Portugal | ||||
| Ajuda National Palace |  | Lisbon | royal residence in 1828 and 1862–1889. | |
| Queluz National Palace |  | Queluz | replaced the Royal Barrack in 1794. | |
| Sintra National Palace |  | Sintra | ||
| Belem Palace |  | Lisbon | official residence of the Presidents of the Republic since 1912. | |
| Necessidades Palace |  | royal residence in 1821–1822, 1828-1861 and 1889–1910. Now headquarters of Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. | ||
| Pena Palace | _(cropped).jpg) | Sintra | ||
| Citadel Palace | Cascais | |||
| Mafra National Palace | .jpg) | Mafra | ||
| Palace of the Carrancas |  | Porto | now Soares dos Reid Museum. | |
| Dom Manuel Palace |  | Évora | only one wing of the palace survives. | |
| Ducal Palace |  | Alentejo | used by the royal family but privately owned as part of the dukedom of Braganza estates. | |
| Ribeira Palace | Lisbon | royal residence since 1503, destroyed by 1755 earthquake. | ||
| Royal Barrack | Lisbon | wooden building that served as royal residence after the 1755 earthquake, destroyed in 1794 and replaced by the Queluz Palace. | ||
| Alcaçova Palace | São Jorge Castle | Lisbon. Royal residence in 1255–1503, destroyed by 1755 earthquake. | ||
| Salvaterra Palace | Salvaterra de Magos | no longer extant. | ||
| Almeirim Palace | Almeirim | lost. | ||
| Corte Real palace | Lisbon | previous palace of the Corte Real family, bought by the crown for the princes. Destroyed by fire in 1751 and remains destroyed by 1755 earthquake. | ||
| Pinheiro Palace | Herdade do Pinheiro | Previously a Royal property, now in private ownership. | ||
| Guimaraes Castle |  | Guimaraes | residence of the Counts of Portugal between 1095 and 1131. | |
| Paço das Escolas | Coimbra | royal residence between 1131 and 1255, used by Coimbra University since 1537. | ||
| Bemposta Palace | .png) | Lisbon | Built by Catherine of Braganza widow of Charles II of England, on her return to Portugal. Royal residence in 1822–1826. Now part of the Portuguese Military Academy. | |
| Palacio Real de Alcantara | Lisbon | located in the area of Calvario, mostly destroyed in 1755. Only part of the old stables survive in calvario square. | ||
| Santos Royal Palace | Lisbon | sold to the family of the Marquis of Abrantes in the 17th century who lived in it up to 1909. Currently it is the Embassy of France in Lisbon. | ||
| Quinta Real de Caxias | Caxias | small palace with formal gardens and large baroque cascade with sculptures by Machado de Castro. Royal residence in 1861–1862. | ||
 Romania | ||||
| Royal Palace (Bucharest) |  | Bucharest | ||
| Cotroceni Palace |  |
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| Peleș Castle |  | Sinaia | ||
| Săvârșin Castle |  | Arad County | ||
| Elisabeta Palace |  | Bucharest | ||
 Russia | ||||
| Grand Kremlin Palace |  |
Moscow | ||
| Terem Palace |  |
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| Peterhof Palace | .jpg) |
Saint Petersburg | ||
| Stroganov Palace | .jpg) |
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| Summer Palace | ||||
| Tsarskoye Selo |  |
Pushkin | ||
| Vorontsov's Palace |  |
Saint Petersburg | ||
| Winter Palace |  |
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 Serbia | ||||
| Stari Dvor |  | Belgrade | lit. "Old Palace"; official residence of the King from 1884 to 1922; now Belgrade City Hall | |
| Novi Dvor | .JPG) |
lit. "New Palace"; official residence of the King from 1922 to 1934; now the seat of the President of Serbia | ||
| Kraljevski Dvor |  |
lit. "Royal Palace"; official residence of the King from 1934 to 1941; now the residence of the Crown Prince-pretender to the Serbian throne | ||
| Beli Dvor |  |
lit. "White Palace"; official residence of the Prince Regent from 1934 to 1941; now used as the site for receptions and public events of the Crown Prince-pretender to the Serbian throne | ||
| Villa Zlatni Breg |  | Smederevo | lit. "Golden Hill Villa"; private residence and summer retreat of the house of Obrenović from 1865 to 1903; now state representation house | |
 Spain | ||||
| Royal Palace of Madrid |  | Madrid | official residence of the King | |
| Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial |  |
Royal Castle & Monastery of El Escorial | ||
| Royal Palace of El Pardo |  |
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| Palace of Zarzuela | residence of the King and Royal Family, part of the larger El Pardo complex | |||
| Royal Palace of Aranjuez |  |
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| Royal House of the Farmer |  | Aranjuez | ||
| Cottage of the Prince |  | Madrid | ||
| Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso |  | Segovia | ||
| Royal Palace of Riofrío |  | |||
| Royal Palace of La Almudaina |  | Palma de Mallorca | ||
 Sweden | ||||
| Royal Palace | .jpg) | Stockholm | ||
| Drottningholm Palace |  | Drottningholm | ||
| Chinese Pavilion |  |
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| Gripsholm Castle |  | Mariefred | ||
| Gustav III's Pavilion |  | Hagaparken | ||
| Haga Palace |  |
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| Rosendal Palace |  | Djurgården | ||
| Rosersberg Palace |  | Rosersberg | ||
| Strömsholm Palace |  | Kolbäck | ||
| Tullgarn Palace |  | Södertälje | ||
| Ulriksdal Palace |  | Solna | ||
 Ukraine | ||||
| Royal Palace | .jpg) | Lviv | ||
 Turkey | ||||
| Topkapı Palace |  |
Istanbul | In the 15th and 16th centuries it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans. | |
| Çırağan Palace |  | Former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski Hotels chain. | ||
| Dolmabahçe Palace |  | Dolmabahçe Palace served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922. | ||
| Beylerbeyi Palace |  | Beylerbeyi Palace was commissioned by Sultan Abdülaziz (1830–1876) and built between 1861 and 1865 as a summer residence and a place to entertain visiting heads of state. | ||
| Yıldız Palace |  | Yıldız Palace built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the Sultan and his court in the late 19th century. | ||
| Küçüksu Pavilion |  | Küçüksu Pavilion was used by Ottoman sultans for short stays during country excursions and hunting. | ||
| Adile Sultan Palace | _-_panoramio.jpg) | Adile Sultan Palace is the former royal residence of Ottoman princess Adile Sultan. It was donated to the state by Adile Sultan to be used as a school building for the Kandilli Anatolian High School for Girls and is today a cultural center. | ||
 United Kingdom | ||||
| Buckingham Palace | .jpg) | London | ||
| Westminster Palace |  |
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| St James's Palace |  | |||
| Kensington Palace |  | |||
| Richmond Palace | ||||
| Palace of Whitehall | ||||
| Windsor Castle |  | Windsor | ||
| Eltham Palace |  | Eltham | ||
| Hampton Court Palace |  | Richmond | ||
| Nonsuch Palace | Nonsuch Park | |||
| Holyrood Palace |  | Edinburgh | ||
| Linlithgow Palace |  | Linlithgow | ||
| Falkland Palace |  | Falkland | ||
| Hillsborough Castle | .jpg) | Royal Hillsborough | ||
Oceania
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link |
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 Tonga | ||||
| Royal Palace, Tonga |  |
Nukuʻalofa | ||
 French Polynesia | ||||
| Royal Palace | Papeete | |||
 Fiji | ||||
| Royal Palace | Levuka | |||
 New Zealand | ||||
| Turangawaewae | Ngaruawahia | |||
 Samoa | ||||
| Villa Vailele | Vailele | |||
 United States | ||||
| Hānaiakamalama | ,_Honolulu,_Hawaii.JPG) |
Honolulu | ||
| Huliheʻe Palace |  |
Honolulu | ||
| ʻIolani Palace | .jpg) |
Honolulu | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | ||||
| Royal Palace | Uvea | |||
| Royal Palace | Sigave | |||
| Royal Palace | Alo | |||