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Dresden Residenzschloss

Dresden, Germany

The former royal palace, now a museum complex including the Green Vault treasury.

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Drottningholm Palace

Stockholm, Sweden

The private home of the Swedish royal family, set in baroque gardens on a lake island and a UNESCO World Herit...

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Grandmaster's Palace

Valletta, Malta

The knights' former palace, now holding state rooms and an armoury.

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Hampton Court Palace

London, United Kingdom

Henry VIII's riverside palace with Tudor kitchens, formal gardens and a famous maze.

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Linderhof Palace

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

King Ludwig II's small, lavish rococo-style palace in a mountain valley.

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Munich Residenz

Munich, Germany

The sprawling former palace of Bavaria's rulers, with lavish rooms, courtyards and a treasury.

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Nymphenburg Palace

Munich, Germany

A baroque summer residence of Bavarian rulers, with a vast park and canals.

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Palace of Holyroodhouse

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The monarch's official residence in Scotland, linked to Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Palace of the Grand Master

Rhodes Town, Greece

A medieval fortress palace of the Knights of St John, with mosaics and large halls.

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Rundāle Palace

Latvia

A grand 18th-century baroque and rococo palace with formal gardens, designed by the architect of the Winter Pa...

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Binnenhof

The Hague, Netherlands

The medieval complex at the heart of Dutch politics.

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Cecilienhof Palace

Potsdam, Germany

A country-house-style palace beside the New Garden, where the 1945 Potsdam Conference took place.

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Charlottenburg Palace

Berlin, Germany

A baroque royal palace in west Berlin, with grand rooms and a large garden.

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Eggenberg Palace

Graz, Austria

A baroque palace with state rooms designed around astronomy and a lovely garden.

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El Escorial Monastery

Madrid, Spain

A severe, majestic sixteenth-century monastery-palace in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama.

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Hellbrunn Palace

Salzburg, Austria

A summer palace famous for its trick fountains that spray unsuspecting visitors.

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Hofburg Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria

The imperial palace in Innsbruck, tied to Empress Maria Theresa.

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Kadriorg Palace and Park

Tallinn, Estonia

A baroque palace built by Peter the Great, surrounded by a leafy park and several museums.

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Palacio da Bolsa

Porto, Portugal

A 19th-century stock exchange palace famous for its gilded Arab Room.