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Alhambra
Granada, Spain
The red palace-fortress of Granada's Nasrid rulers, and Spain's most visited monument.
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Palace of Versailles
Versailles, France
Louis XIV's gilded palace, home of the Hall of Mirrors.
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Real Alcazar of Seville
Seville, Spain
A royal palace of Moorish-style courtyards, tiles and gardens, still used by the Spanish monarchy.
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Schönbrunn Palace
Vienna, Austria
The Habsburg summer palace with ornate rooms and vast gardens, one of Vienna's top sights.
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Belvedere Palace
Vienna, Austria
A baroque palace and gardens that holds Klimt's The Kiss.
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Buckingham Palace
London, United Kingdom
The King's London residence, famous for its balcony, gates and the Changing of the Guard.
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Doge's Palace
Venice, Italy
The Gothic palace of the Venetian rulers, with grand halls and a prison across a bridge.
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Hofburg Palace
Vienna, Austria
The sprawling former imperial palace in the city centre, now home to museums and the president's offices.
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Palace of the Parliament
Bucharest, Romania
Vast building from the communist era, one of the heaviest and biggest administrative buildings in the world.
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Palais des Papes
Avignon, France
Gothic palace and fortress of the 14th-century popes.
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Pena Palace
Sintra, Portugal
A colourful hilltop palace of yellow and red towers, in the Sintra hills.
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Sanssouci Park and Palace
Potsdam, Germany
Frederick the Great's yellow hilltop summer palace, set above terraced vineyards in a huge park.
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Topkapi Palace
Istanbul, Turkey
The home of Ottoman sultans for centuries, with courtyards, treasure and Bosphorus views.
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Amalienborg Palace
Copenhagen, Denmark
The royal family's winter residence: four matching palaces around an octagonal square, with a daily guard cere...
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Blenheim Palace
Oxford, United Kingdom
A baroque palace and park, birthplace of Winston Churchill.
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Buda Castle
Budapest, Hungary
A vast palace complex on Castle Hill that now houses museums and a library.
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Palazzo Vecchio
Florence, Italy
Florence's fortress-like town hall, with a tall tower and richly decorated rooms.
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Prince's Palace of Monaco
Monaco, Monaco
The fortress-palace home of the Grimaldi family on the Rock of Monaco.
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Royal Palace of Madrid
Madrid, Spain
A vast eighteenth-century royal palace with over a thousand rooms, used today for state ceremonies.
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Royal Palace Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden
A vast baroque palace, the official residence of the Swedish monarch, with state rooms and royal treasures ope...
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Zwinger
Dresden, Germany
A baroque palace complex of courtyards and galleries housing Old Masters and a porcelain collection.
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Christiansborg Palace
Copenhagen, Denmark
The seat of the Danish Parliament, also housing royal reception rooms and ruins of earlier castles beneath it.
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Dam Square and Royal Palace
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The historic heart of Amsterdam, with the Royal Palace overlooking a busy square.
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Dolmabahce Palace
Istanbul, Turkey
A lavish nineteenth-century palace on the shore of the Bosphorus.