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Palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or
the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking
dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.[1]
Contents
Etymology
Ancient palaces
Americas
Brazil
The People’s Palace in Tripoli,
Canada
the royal seat of Libya’s
Mexico
monarchy from 1951–69, then
United States
the seat of the General People’s
Uruguay
Committee 1977–2011 and
Asia Museum of Libya and public
Afghanistan library 1969–present
Azerbaijan
Brunei
China
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel/Palestine
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Lebanon
Malaysia
Nepal
Philippines
Thailand
Europe
Belgium Ambavilas Palace, famous as
France Mysore Palace, the official
Germany residence of Maharajas of
Greece Mysore since 1400
Hungary
Italy
Malta
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Scandinavia
Serbia
Spain
The Royal Site of San Lorenzo
United Kingdom
de El Escorial, in Spain, is a
Turkey
renacentist complex that has
Other
functioned as a royal palace,
See also monastery, basilica, pantheon,
References library, museum, university and
hospital.
Etymology
e word palace comes from Old French palais (imperial
residence), from Latin Palātium, the name of one of the seven
hills of Rome.[1] e original "palaces" on the Palatine Hill were
the seat of the imperial power while the "capitol" on the
Capitoline Hill was the religious nucleus of Rome. Long aer the
city grew to the seven hills the Palatine remained a desirable
residential area. Emperor Caesar Augustus lived there in a
purposely modest house only set apart from his neighbours by
Domus Augustana of Palatine
the two laurel trees planted to flank the front door as a sign of
Hill in Rome, the origin of the
triumph granted by the Senate. His descendants, especially
term "palace"
Nero, with his "Golden House", enlarged the house and grounds
over and over until it took up the hill top. e word Palātium
came to mean the residence of the emperor rather than the neighbourhood on top of the hill.
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Palace meaning "government" can be recognized in a remark of Paul the Deacon, writing c. AD 790 and
describing events of the 660s: "When Grimuald set out for Beneventum, he entrusted his palace to Lupus"
(Historia Langobardorum, V.xvii). At the same time, Charlemagne was consciously reviving the Roman
expression in his "palace" at Aachen, of which only his chapel remains. In the 9th century, the "palace"
indicated the housing of the government too, and the constantly travelling Charlemagne built fourteen. In the
early Middle Ages, the palas was usually that part of an imperial palace (or Kaiserpfalz), that housed the Great
Hall, where affairs of state were conducted; it continued to be used as the seat of government in some German
cities. In the Holy Roman Empire the powerful independent Electors came to be housed in palaces (Paläste).
is has been used as evidence that power was widely distributed in the Empire; as in more centralized
monarchies, only the monarch's residence would be a palace.
In modern times, the term has been applied by archaeologists and historians to large structures that housed
combined ruler, court and bureaucracy in "palace cultures". In informal usage, a "palace" can be extended to a
grand residence of any kind.
Ancient palaces
e earliest known palaces were the royal residences of the
Egyptian Pharaohs at ebes, featuring an outer wall enclosing
labyrinthine buildings and courtyards.[2] Other ancient palaces
include the Assyrian palaces at Nimrud and Nineveh, the
Minoan palace at Knossos, and the Persian palaces at Persepolis
and Susa.[2] Palaces in East Asia, such as the imperial palaces of
Japan, Korea, Vietnam, ailand, Indonesia, and large wooden
structures in China's Forbidden City, consist of many low
Palace of Darius I in Persepolis,
pavilions surrounded by vast, walled gardens, in contrast to the
the imperial capital of Persia
single building palaces of Medieval Western Europe.[2]
Americas
Brazil
e Brazilian new capital, Brasília, hosts modern palaces, most designed by the city's architect Oscar Niemeyer.
e Alvorada Palace is the official residence of Brazil's president. e Planalto Palace is the official workplace.
e Jaburu Palace is the official residence of Brazil's vice-president. Also Rio de Janeiro, the former capital of
the Portuguese Empire and the Empire of Brazil, houses numerous royal and imperial palaces as the Imperial
Palace of São Cristóvão, former official residence of the Brazil's Emperors, the Paço Imperial, its official
workplace and the Guanabara Palace, former residence of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil. besides palaces of
the nobility and aristocracy. e city of Petropolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, is particularly known for its
palaces of the imperial period such as the Petrópolis Palace and the Grão-Pará Palace.
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Canada
In Canada, Government House is a title given to the official
residences of the Canadian monarchy and various viceroys (the
governor generals and the lieutenant governors). ough not
universal, in most cases the title is also the building's sole name;
for example, the sovereign's and governor general's principal
residence in Oawa is known as Government House only in
formal contexts, being more generally referred to as Rideau Hall. The Planalto Palace, in Brasília,
e use of the term Government House is an inherited custom Brazil
from the British Empire, where there were and are many
government houses.
Along with Rideau Hall, the Citadelle of ebec, also known as La Citadelle, is an active military installation
and official residence of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General. It is located atop Cap Diamant,
adjoining the Plains of Abraham in ebec City, ebec. e citadel is the oldest military building in Canada,
and forms part of the fortifications of ebec City, which is one of only two cities in North America still
surrounded by fortifications. e fortress is located within the historic district of Old ébec, which was
designated a World Heritage Site in 1985.
In addition to the federal residences, most provinces maintain a residence for the Canadian monarch, as well as
their provincial viceroys lieutenant-governors. ere is no government house for the Lieutenant Governors of
Ontario (repurposed in 1937 and demolished in 1961), ebec (destroyed by fire in 1966), or Alberta (closed in
1938 and repurchased and repurposed in 1964).
Mexico
e capital of Mexico, Mexico City, is traditionally nicknamed the "City of Palaces"; a nickname usually
aributed to Alexander von Humboldt aer he visited the city in the late 18th century and early 19th century,
but originally coined by Charles Latrobe, an English traveller who visited Mexico City in 1834 and "got the
feeling of living a dream[3]".
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e National Palace, or Palacio Nacional, located in Mexico City's main square, the Plaza de la Constitución (El
Zócalo), first built in 1563, is in the heart of the Mexican capital. In 1821, the palace was given its current name
and the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government were housed in the palace; the laer two
branches would eventually reside elsewhere. During the Second Mexican Empire, its name was changed, for a
time, to the Imperial Palace. e National Palace continues to be the official seat of the executive authority,
though it is no longer the official residence of the President.
Also in Mexico City is the Castillo de Chapultepec, or Chapultepec Castle, located in the middle of Chapultepec
Park which currently houses the Mexican National Museum of History. It is the only castle, or palace, in North
America that was occupied by sovereigns – Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, a member of the House of
Habsburg and his consort, Empress Carlota of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I of Belgium. e palace features
many objets d'art ranging from gis of Napoleon III to paintings by Franz Xaver Winterhalter and Mexican
painter Santiago Rebull.
United States
Palaces in the United States include the White House, the official residence of the President, and the official
residences of many governors and Roman Catholic bishops. Some palaces of former heads of state or their
representatives, such English and Spanish Royal Governors and the Hawaiian Royal Family still exist.
Examples include: ʻIolani Palace and Hānaiakamalama, the former homes of the Hawaiian monarchs in
Honolulu; Hulihee Palace in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; e Governor's Palace in Williamsburg, a modern
reconstruction of the official residence of the Royal governors of the Colony of Virginia; Tryon Palace in New
Bern, a modern reconstruction of the historical colonial governors' palace of the Province of North Carolina;
and the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well as the Spanish Governor's Palace in San
Antonio, Texas, which were residences of both Spanish and Mexican governors.
ere are many private buildings or mansions in the United States, which, though not called "palaces", have the
grandeur typical of a palace, and which have been used as residences. Hearst Castle and the Biltmore Estate are
examples.
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Uruguay
e Palacio Legislativo (Legislative Palace) is the house of the Uruguayan Parliament.
Asia
Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has a number of palaces and they belong to different
ages, you can find palaces of BC or AD ages, or 10th century.
For example, "Goyalp" Palace of Eldiguzids Empire Atabeg —
located in Nakhchivan city and was built in 1130s.
e Palace of Happiness (Azerbaijani: Səadət Sarayı), currently also called Palace of Marriage Registrations and
previously called Mukhtarov Palace, is a historic building in the center of Baku, Azerbaijan, built in Neo-Gothic
style in the early 19th century.
Shahbulag Castle Palace (Azerbaijani: Şahbulaq qalası "Spring of the Shah"), is an 18th-century fortress in near
Aghdam. Aer the death of Turkic ruler Nadir Shah, the territory that is nowadays Azerbaijan split into several
Caucasian khanates one of which was the Karabakh Khanate founded by Panah Ali Khan. e first capital of
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Brunei
Istana Nurul Iman is the world's largest residential palace and is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei,
Hassanal Bolkiah, and the seat of the Brunei government.[6] e palace is located on a leafy sprawl of hills on
the banks of the Brunei River, a few kilometres south of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.
China
A famed example of Chinese palaces is the Forbidden City: the
imperial palace of the Chinese empire from the Ming Dynasty to
the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is the largest palace complex in
the world and is located in the middle of Beijing, China. e The Forbidden City took form as
palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial a grand complex of pavilions
enclosed within square walls.
architecture.[7] Another example is the Summer Palace located
in the northern suburb of Beijing and Mukden Palace in
Shenyang. e Presidential Palace in Nanjing displays European architectural influences.
Chinese palaces are designed in regular square grids and arranged in a formal layout consisting of main
buildings and a number of pavilions enclosed within walls. Unlike massive single-structured European palaces
or castles, Chinese palaces are a multitude of complexes containing several larger and smaller structures with
parks and courtyards.
India
India is home to many palaces and vast empires. Its history is
full of numerous dynasties that have ruled over various parts of
the country. While most monuments of the ancient period have
been destroyed or lie in ruins, some medieval buildings have
been maintained or restored to good condition. Several medieval
forts and palaces still stand all over India. ese are examples of
the achievements of the architects and engineers of that age.
e palaces of India offer an insight into the life of the royalty of The Umaid Bhawan Palace in
the country. While some royal palaces have been maintained as Jodhpur, India
museums or hotels over the last decades, some are still homes
for the members of the erstwhile royal families. ese forts and
palaces are the largest illustrations and legacy of the princely states of India. ey feature floats of flowers in
grand fountains, shimmering blue water of magnificent baths and private pools, doric pillars, ornamental
brackets, decorative staircases, and light streaming in through large windows. India possesses some of the most
fascinating forts and palaces, a true royal retreat. It is not just a romantic longing for a royal experience, but
also the search for the truly authentic Indian experience that brings thousands of heritage lovers to India's
palaces.
Rajasthan has many forts and palaces that are major tourist destinations in North India. (See List of palaces in
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Kolkata is known as the City of Palaces within the Indian context, referring to the numerous grand residential
buildings that doed the city from the end of the 18th century onwards, as it grew to become one of the largest
cities of the British Raj.
Karnataka is famous for the Amba Vilas Palace (commonly known as Mysore Palace) in Mysuru / Mysore,
which was the palace of the Wodeyar kings. It was said to have been built of wood until it had to be rebuilt
aer a fire that burned down the entire palace complex.
Indonesia
In Indonesia, palaces are known as istana (Malay and
Indonesian), or kraton (Javanese and Sundanese). In Bali the
royal palace compound is called puri. e palaces reflect the
long history and diverse culture of the Indonesian
archipelago.[8]
During VOC and the colonial era of the Dutch East Indies, the colonial government built several European
stately palaces as the residence of the Governor General. Most of these European palaces have now become the
state palace of the Republic of Indonesia. Indonesian state palaces are the neoclassic Merdeka Palace and Bogor
Palace.[12]
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Iran
Niavarān Palace Complex is a historical complex situated in the
northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and
a museum. e Sahebqraniyeh Palace, from the time of Naser al-
Din Shah of the Qajar dynasty, is also inside this complex. e
main Niavaran Palace, completed in 1968, was the primary
residence of the last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the
Imperial family until the Iranian Revolution. e main palace
was designed by the Iranian architect Mohsen Foroughi.
Israel/Palestine
e pre-Israelite Canaanite site of Tel Kabri, destroyed ca 1600 Golestan Palace in Tehran
BCE, was built around a palace core. ough palace culture of
ancient Israel and Judea can be inferred through the Hebrew
Bible, no palace of Solomon or David has been securely identified. In Israel there are many ancient palaces like
the Masada. In Roman Judaea palaces of the Herodian line of client-kings have been identified at several sites,
including the main palace at Jerusalem and a winter palace at Herodium, in the Judean desert. Herod's palace
at Caesarea Maritima preserved its palatial function as the official residence of the Roman procurators and
governors of Judaea. ere are other palaces in the Old City of Jerusalem, such as the Lady Tonsok Palace.
In Israel there are a number of magnificent buildings that are not considered "palaces", but they have the
grandeur of a typical palace, and serve as residences, such as the House of Yehudayoff Hefetz, and the Sergei
courtyard in Jerusalem.
Lebanon
Palaces have existed in Lebanon since the time of the
Phoenicians. Almost all of the palaces of Ancient Phoenicia have
been destroyed.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a constituent of nine states ruled by hereditary
sultans which one of them is elected every five years to the post
of Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme King) as the head of state of
Malaysia. In Malaysia, the palace is called istana. e other nine The monumental gate of Istana
sultans have their own istana in their state and throughout the Negara Jalan Duta, Malaysia
country they are sometimes called Istana Hinggap. e Yang di-
Pertuan Agong's official residences are the Istana Negara, Jalan
Duta and Istana Melawati in Putrajaya, the laer as the second palace and retreat while the Istana Negara,
Jalan Istana is converted as a Royal Museum. Some of the other sultan's official palaces are the Istana Besar,
Istana Anak Bukit, Istana Pekan, Istana Maziah, Istana Alam Shah, Istana Balai Besar, Istana Besar Seri
Menanti, Istana Iskandariah and Istana Arau. Several appointed non-royal heads of state (governor), Yang di-
Pertua Negeri are also assigned to have their official seat and residence such as e Astana, Istana Negeri
Sabah and Seri Mutiara.
Nepal
Singha Durbar (literally, Lion Palace) in Kathmandu is the official seat of government of Nepal and the largest
Palace in Asia.[13]
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e Kathmandu Durbar Square held the palaces of the Malla and Shah kings who ruled over the city. Along
with these palaces, the square surrounds quadrangles, revealing courtyards and temples. It is known as
Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square, a name derived from a statue of Hanuman, the monkey devotee of Lord Ram,
at the entrance of the palace.
Patan Durbar Square is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is also one of the three Durbar
Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its araction is the
ancient royal palace where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided.
e Durbar Square is a marvel of Newa architecture. e Square floor is tiled with red bricks. ere are many
temples and idols in the area. e main temples are aligned opposite of the western face of the palace. e
entrance of the temples faces east, towards the palace. ere is also a bell situated in the alignment beside the
main temples. e Square also holds old Newari residential houses. ere are various other temples and
structures in and around Patan Durbar Square built by the Newa People.
Philippines
In pre-Hispanic Philippines, Filipinos built large wooden
residences for the ancient nobility (such as Lakans, Wangs,
rajahs and datus) called Torogan or Bahay Lakan ("king's
house").e windows of torogan are slits and richly framed in
wood panels with okir designs located in front of the house. e
Daru Jambangan, royal palace
communal kitchen is half a meter lower than the main house is
of the Sultanate of Sulu.
both used for cooking and eating. e distinct high gable roof of
the torogan, thin at the apex and gracefully flaring out to the
eaves, sits on a huge structures enclosed by slabs of timber and lied more than two meters above the ground
by a huge trunk of a tree that was set on a rock. e end floor beams lengthen as panolongs the seemed to li
up the whole house. e torogan is suffused with decorations. ere were diongal at the apex of the roof, also
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During the Spanish Era, the government of the Spanish East Indies built a succession of palaces in and around
Manila for high colonial officials and religious authorities. e most famous of these is the 18th-century
Malacañang Palace, which originally housed Spanish and American Governors-General and, since the
Commonwealth, the President of the Philippines.
Former president and strongman Ferdinand Marcos had Coconut Palace constructed in 1978 to showcase the
country's varied uses for the coconut. It serves as the home and office of the vice-president. In 2004, President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo converted the former Aduana (customs house) in Cebu City into a small palace,
called Malacañang sa Sugbo.
Thailand
Europe
Belgium
e Gruuthusemuseum is a museum of applied arts in Bruges,
located in the medieval Gruuthuse, the Palace of Louis de
Gruuthuse. e collection ranges from the 15th to the 19th
century.
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France
In France there has been a clear distinction between a château
and a palais. e palace has always been urban, like the Palais de
la Cité in Paris, which was the royal palace of France and is now
the supreme court of justice of France, or the palace of the Popes
at Avignon.
e hôtel particulier remains the term for an urban residence sited entre cour et jardin, behind a forecourt and
opening onto a garden; when fronting directly on streets, they are maisons, "houses". Bishops always had a
palais in the town of their diocese, an hôtel in other towns, though they might possess chateaux.
e usage is essentially the same in Italy, Spain and Portugal, as well as the former Austrian Empire. In Vienna,
Austria, all large mansions belonging to aristocratic or very wealthy families were traditionally called palais,
but this never applied to imperial palaces themselves which were called Burg within the city and Schloss when
outside it. In Germany, the wider term was a relatively recent importation and was used rather more
restrictively.
Germany
e German term for "palace" is Palast, which is used especially
for large palatial complexes and gardens. Large country houses
are typically called schloss (chateaux or castle in English).
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building.
Greece
e best examples of the Bronze Age Greece palace are
seen in the excavations at Mycenae, Tiryns and Pylos. at
these were administrative centers is shown by the records
found there. From an architectural point of view, they were
the heirs of the Minoan palaces and also of other palaces
built earlier on the Greek mainland. ey were ranged
around a group of courtyards each opening upon several
rooms of different dimensions, such as storerooms and
Map of Tiryns palace
workshops, as well as reception halls and living quarters.
e heart of the palace was the megaron. is was the
throne room, laid out around a circular hearth surrounded by four columns, the throne generally being found
on the right-hand side upon entering the room. e staircases found in the palace of Pylos indicate palaces had
two stories. Located on the top floor were probably the private quarters of the royal family and some
storerooms. ese palaces have yielded a wealth of artifacts and fragmentary frescoes.
Hungary
In Hungary distinction is made between urban and rural
residencies. Only the urban residencies of the higher aristocracy
were called palota (palace), rural stately homes were named
kastély (mansion), or in case of smaller country houses kúria.
Noble landowner families, like the House of Esterházy, oen had
several mansions in the countryside and palaces in towns. e
office of the President of the Republic of Hungary, Sándor Palace
was the residence of the Sándor family in the 19th century.
Royal residencies were also called palaces, for example, the Károlyi Palace of Parádsasvár,
Early Renaissance summer palace of King Mahias Corvinus in Hungary
Visegrád or Buda Castle which was called Királyi-palota (Royal
Palace). In the second half of the 19th century splendid new
townhouses of the bourgeoisie on Andrássy út and elsewhere in Budapest were named palaces. A typical
example is the Art Nouveau Gresham Palace which was built by an insurance company. Grand public buildings
and even blocks of flats of higher standard were regularly called palaces (the contemporary term of the laer
were bérpalota meaning rent palace). For contemporary buildings the term is seldom used with the notable
exemption of the Palace of Arts.
Italy
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Shops on the ground floor and flats at the top of a modern palazzo are not at all incongruous: historically, the
ground floors of even a great family's palazzo could be trade and domestic offices oen open to servants,
tradesmen, customers and the public, while the smartest and most prestigious floor (known as the piano nobile)
was kept for the family along with the upper floors and apartments, all of which were considered cleaner and
safer than those on the ground floor. ere were (and are) oen separate, sometimes external, stairs to the
humblest aic rooms and roofs used by the staff.
e most important royal palazzi in Italy are those in Caserta, Naples, Palermo, Turin, as well as the irinale
Palace in Rome.
Malta
Until the sixteenth century, Malta was part of the Kingdom of Sicily, and the capital Mdina housed many
palaces for the nobility, such as Palazzo Falson and Palazzo Santa Sofia. Aer the arrival of the Order of Saint
John in 1530, the knights seled in Birgu, where part of Fort St Angelo was used as a palace for the Grand
Master. e knights themselves lived in auberges, but these were more large houses rather than palaces.
When the Order began to build a new capital Vallea in 1566, a new Grandmaster's Palace and a series of new
auberges were built. e auberges in Vallea are much larger than their counterparts in Birgu, and can be
considered as palaces. e most important auberge still standing is Auberge de Castille, which currently houses
the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta. Over the years, the Grand Masters also built a number of large
residences in the countryside, such as Verdala Palace and San Anton Palace. Both of these now serve as official
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Poland
e former Kingdom of Poland, known as the Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth, once spanned over 1,153,465 km², which
allowed the nobles to construct their residences anywhere from
modern-day Poland to as far as southern Estonia. e Polish
aristocracy (szlachta) greatly favoured Baroque and Rococo
architecture of the period. Most notable architect specializing in
those styles was Dutch-born Tylman van Gameren (also Tylman
Gamerski), who designed several renowned palaces, for both
Presidential Palace in Warsaw,
kings and nobles, throughout the Commonwealth. Tylman also
Poland
le behind a lifelong legacy of buildings that are regarded as
gems of Polish Baroque architecture. His most famous works
include Krasiński Palace and Łazienki Palace, both in Warsaw, and Branicki Palace in Białystok. Other palatial
architects in Poland at the time were Chrystian Piotr Aigner, Szymon Bogumił Zug, Domenico Merlini and
Johann Christian Schuch.
At present, Poland possesses hundreds of varied-style palaces and residences designed by architects from all
over the world. Some best examples are Wilanów Palace, Presidential Palace, Oliwa Abbot's Palace, Copper-
Roof Palace, Palace of the Ministry of Revenues and Treasury, Rogalin, Jabłonowski Palace, Zamoyski Palace in
Kozłówka, Lanckoroński Palace in Kurozwęki, Nieborów Palace and the Palace in Otwock Wielki. ere are
also several palaces resembling castles or medieval Gothic residences, most notably Moszna Castle, Książ
Castle and the Warsaw Royal Castle.
Portugal
Due to its relatively small geography, most of Portugal's palaces are former royal residences. Some examples of
Portuguese palaces are Mafra National Palace, Pena National Palace, Belém Palace, Ajuda National Palace,
Palácio das Necessidades, Mateus Palace, Palace Hotel of Bussaco, Palácio da Regaleira, and Palácio da
Brejoeira.
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Romania
Palaces in Romania, as elsewhere in Europe, were originally
built for royalty, nobles and bishops. ree former royal palaces
in Romania are the Cotroceni Palace (now the Presidential
residence); the Royal Palace in Bucharest, which now houses the
National Museum of Art of Romania; and the Elisabeta Palace.
Although Romania is no longer a constitutional monarchy, the
current holder of the Romanian crown, HM Princess Margareta Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal
of Romania continues to reside at Elisabeta Palace in Bucharest. is the oldest palace inspired by
European Romanticism.
Other palaces include the Crețulescu Palace in Bucharest, built
for the Crețulescu family, Peles palace, built by King Carol I of
Romania as a royal residence.
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Scandinavia
e three Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and
Sweden all have long monarchic histories, and possess several
palaces. In Denmark Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen was
built as a royal palace, but is now only used for royal receptions;
Amalienborg Palace has been the Danish royal residence since
1794. In Norway the Royal Palace in Oslo has been used as the
royal residence since 1849. In Sweden the large Stockholm The Peterhof Palace
Palace was built in 1760, and remains the official royal residence, (1709–1755) in Petergof
but at the current time is only used for official purposes while
the Swedish royal family resides in the more
modest Droningholm Palace.
Serbia
e two dynasties of post-Ooman Serbia,
Karađorđević and Obrenović built numerous The Winter Palace, from Palace Square
residences throughout their domain. e most
prominent and official palaces are the Stari Dvor
and the Novi Dvor (Old and New Court,
respectively) in the center of Belgrade and the
Royal Compound which includes the Beli Dvor
and Kraljevski Dvor (Royal Palace) in the
The Winter Palace, from Palace
Belgrade suburb, Dedinje. Embankment
Spain
With over a thousand years of monarchic history,
Spain has many palaces of its own that were built
for different monarchs or nobles. Among these
palaces are the Royal Palace of Madrid, also
referred to as the Palacio Real. e palace is the
largest palace in Europe with over 2,800 rooms
but at the current time is of use for only The Winter Palace, from above
governmental business while the royal family
resides in the smaller Palacio de la Zarzuela.
In addition to the Royal Palace of Madrid, Alcázar of Seville (which mixes, with the delicate Moorish filigree,
European Christian architectural styles), the Alhambra, the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the
Royal Palace of Aranjuez, fine baroque palace is surrounded by gardens. Currently, the royal family and prime
minister live in the more modest Palace of Zarzuela and Palace of Moncloa respectively.
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United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, by tacit agreement,
there have been no "palaces" other than those
used as official residences by royalty or bishops,
The Royal
regardless of whether located in town or Amalienborg Drottningholm
Palace, Oslo
Palace, Palace, near
country. However, not all palaces use the term
Copenhagen Stockholm
in their name – see Holyrood Palace. us the
Palace of Beaulieu gained its name precisely The palaces where the Scandinavian
monarchs reside.
when omas Boleyn sold it to Henry VIII in
1517. Previously, it had been known as
Walkfares, but like several other palaces, the name stuck even
once the royal connection ended.
Blenheim Palace (in England) and Hamilton Palace (in Scotland, demolished in 1927) are the only non-royal
(and non-episcopal) residences to have the word "palace" in their name, other than Dalkeith Palace in Scotland,
which used to be the seat of the Dukes of Buccleuch (who descend from Charles II of England).
Turkey
Aer the conquest of Istanbul by Mehmed the Conqueror at
1453, construction of the Topkapı Palace was started in the year
1460 and completed in 1478. e palace was built upon a 700,000
square meter area on an Eastern Roman Acropolis located on
the Istanbul Peninsula between the Sea of Marmara, Bosphorus
and the Golden Horn. Topkapı Palace was the administrative,
Topkapı Palace
educational, and art center of the Empire for nearly four
hundred years from Mehmed the Conqueror until Sultan
Abdulmecid who was the thirty-first Sultan. Although Topkapi Palace was abandoned by the Ooman Dynasty
by moving to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the middle of the 19th century, Topkapı Palace retained its importance.
Aer the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, Topkapı Palace was transformed into a museum on April 3,
1924. It was also the first museum of the Republic of Turkey. Topkapı Palace Museum covers approximately
400,000 square meters at the present day. Topkapı Palace is separated from the city on the land-side by the
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Imperial Walls, which were constructed by Mehmed the Conqueror. It is separated from the city on the sea-side
by the Byzantine Walls. Topkapı Palace is one of the largest palace-museums with its architectural structures,
collections, and approximately 300,000 archive papers.
Other
In Continental Europe royal and episcopal palaces were not merely residences; the clerks who administered the
realm or the diocese laboured there as well. (To this day many bishops' palaces house both their family
apartments and their official offices.) However, unlike the "Palais du Justice" which is oen encountered in the
French-speaking world, modern British public administration buildings are never called "palaces"; although the
formal name for the "Houses of Parliament" is the Palace of Westminster, this reflects Westminster's former
role as a royal residence and centre of administration.
In more recent years, the word has been used in a more informal sense for other large, impressive buildings,
such as e Crystal Palace of 1851 (an immensely large, glazed hall erected for e Great Exhibition) and
modern arenas-convention centers like Alexandra Palace.
e largest in the world is the[18] Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania. Built during the socialist
regime, no effort or expense was spared to raise this colossal neo-classic building.
e Palace of the Olowo, ruler of the Yoruba Owo clan of Nigeria, is acknowledged to be the largest palace in
all of Africa. It consists of more than 100 courtyards, each with a unique traditional usage.
See also
Castle
Great house
Imperial castle (Reichsburg)
Kaiserpfalz (or Königspfalz)
List of palaces
Official residence
Palas
Palatine Hill
Real estate
World's largest palace
References
1. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.). Boston: Houghton
Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-618-08230-1.
2. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster. 2000.
ISBN 0-87779-017-5.
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