Visit the Palace of Versailles, a historic royal residence near Paris known for its opulent architecture and gardens
Visit the Palace of Culture and Science, a notable high-rise building in Warsaw, Poland, standing at 237 meters tall and featuring museums, theaters, and observation decks.
Explore Tibet's former home of the Dalai Lama
Beijing's vast imperial palace complex.
Visit the Augustusburg Palace in Brรผhl, Germany, a masterpiece of Rococo architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Marvel at the grand staircase designed by Balthasar Neumann, explore the lavish state apartments, and stroll through the ornate gardens. Don't miss the nearby Falkenlust hunting lodge, also part of the complex, known for its elegant interiors and picturesque park.
Visit the fairytale-like Moszna Castle in Poland, known for its 99 towers and beautiful gardens
The Nguyen emperorsโ walled citadel and the royal tombs along the Perfume River, Vietnamโs answer to the Forbidden City.
The Thai kingsโ glittering palace complex and the Emerald Buddha, all gold spires and mirrored mosaic.
The grandest of Seoulโs five Joseon palaces, with a changing-of-the-guard ceremony and hanbok rental for free entry.
The Potala Palace at 3,650 metres, pilgrims prostrating around the Jokhang and the Barkhor market.
Bronze Age Minoan palace outside Heraklion, legendary seat of King Minos.
The royal palaces of the Dahomey kings, their bas-reliefs and the story of the Amazon warriors.
The white Lake Palace floating on Pichola, the City Palace and rooftop dinners over the water.
The illuminated Maharaja palace, the Dasara festival and the sandalwood and silk of the old bazaars.
The Khan's Palace of stained glass without a single nail, a Silk Road caravanserai and halva.
Hausa palace of banco walls and painted geometry in Zinderโs old quarter.
Reconstructed thatched palace of the Rwandan kings, complete with the long-horned Inyambo cattle kept for ceremony.
Ruined royal palace below the Citadelle.
Latvia's grand baroque palace.
Official residence of the Grimaldis.
Former royal palace of Porto-Novo.
Baroque palace and art museum built by Peter the Great for Catherine I.
Earthen palaces of the kings of Dahomey, a UNESCO site.
Neo-Renaissance royal retreat in the Carpathian foothills at Sinaia.
Fifteenth-century royal complex at the heart of Bakuโs walled old city.
Summer palace of stained-glass shebeke windows, built without a single nail.
The world's largest residential palace.
Renaissance Radziwill palace and park.
Stockholmโs medieval old town of narrow lanes and the Royal Palace.
Vienna's imperial Habsburg palace and gardens.
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