List of royal palaces
This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent.
Africa
- Abdin Palace, Cairo
- Al-Gawhara Palace, Cairo
- Quba Palace, Cairo
- Tahra Palace, Cairo
- Menelik Palace
- Jubilee Palace
- Bahir Dar Palace
- Imperial Palace;Massawa Eritrea
- Ludzindzini Palace- Queen mother's residence, Lobamba
- Lozitha Palace- King's residence
- Royal Palace, Lesotho
- Royal Palace of Tripoli
- Al Manar palace
- Dar el Makhzen, Rabat
- Bahia Palace, Marrakech
- Dar el Makzhen, Tangier
- El Badi Palace, Marrakech
- Olowo's Palace, Owo
- Alaafin’s Palace, Oyo
- sultan of sokoto palace, sokoto
- other Nigerian monarchs palaces
- Nyanza palace, stone and traditional
- Rwesero palace later rwesero art museum
- Sultan's Palace, Zanzibar
- Bardo Palace, Tunis, now the national museum
- Mengo palace, kabakas palace buganda kingdom
- Karuzika palace toro kingdom
- Kyabazinga or igenge royal palace, busoga kingdom
Americas
- Imperial Palace- Rio de Janeiro
- Palace of São Cristóvão- Rio de Janeiro
- Palace of Petrópolis- Petrópolis
- Palace of Grão-Pará- Petrópolis
- Palace of Santa Cruz- Rio de Janeiro
- Rideau Hall- Ottawa, Ontario
- La Citadelle- Quebec City, Quebec
- Government House - Victoria, British Columbia
- Government House - Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Government House - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Government House - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Government House - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
- Government House - Regina, Saskatchewan
- Government House - Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Palace of Iturbide- Mexico City
- National Palace- Mexico City
- Castle of Chapultepec- Mexico City
Asia
- Arg
- Tajbeg Palace
- Palace of Nakhchivan Khans, Nakhchivan
- Lalbagh Fort
- Boro Kotro
- Ahsan Manzil
- Dechencholing Palace
- Samteling Palace
- Istana Nurul Iman
- Royal Palace of Cambodia
- Epang Palace, Xi'an
- Weiyang Palace, Xi'an
- Daming Palace, Xi'an
- Huaqing Pool, Xi'an
- Luoyang Palace, Luoyang
- Shangyang Palace， Luoyang
- Forbidden City, Beijing
- Zhongnanhai, Beijing
- Beihai Park, Beijing
- Summer Palace, Beijing
- Old Summer Palace, Beijing
- Ming Palace, Nanjing
- Taicheng, Nanjing
- Mukden Palace, Shenyang
- Potala Palace, Lhasa
- Bella Vista, Hyderabad
- Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad
- City Palace, Jaipur
- City Palace, Udaipur
- Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad
- Hill Palace, Cochin
- King Kothi Palace, Hyderabad
- Kowdiar Palace, Trivandrum
- Lake Palace, Udaipur
- Mysore Palace, Mysore
- Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
- Sardar Mahal, Hyderabad
- Padmanabhapuram Palace, Kanyakumari District
- Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
- Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala
- Jai Vilas Mahal, Gwalior
- Amar Mahal, Jammu
- Victor Jubilee Palace, Cooch Behar
- Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad
- Jhargram Palace, Jhargram
- Gajlaxmi Palace, Dhenkanal
- Maimoon Palace, North Sumatra
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- Pagaruyung Palace, West Sumatra
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- Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, Yogyakarta
- Taman Sari Water Castle, Yogyakarta
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- Kraton Kasepuhan, West Java
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- Tirta Gangga Water Palace, Bali
- Klungkung Palace, Bali
- Ubud Palace, Bali
- Ujung Water Palace, Bali
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- Ali Qapu, Isfahan
- Behistun Palace, Kermanshah
- Golestan Palace, Tehran
- Hasht Behesht, Isfahan
- Kakh-e Morvarid, Mehrshahr
- Niavaran Palace Complex, Tehran
- Saadabad Palace, Tehran
- Apadana Palace, Marvdasht
- Royal Palace, Tell el-Ful
- Heijō Palace, Nara
- Heian Palace, Kyoto
- Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo
- Kyoto Imperial Palace, Kyoto
- Tōgū Palace, Tokyo
- Akasaka Palace, Tokyo
- Shuri Castle, Naha
- Raghadan Palace, Amman
- Zahran Palace, Amman
- Anhak Palace, Pyongyang
- Manwoldae, Kaesong
- Banwolseong, Gyeongju
- Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond, Gyeongju
- Gyeongbokgung, Seoul
- Changdeokgung, Seoul
- Changgyeonggung, Seoul
- Gyeonghuigung, Seoul
- Deoksugung, Seoul
- Hwaseong Hanggung Palace, Suwon
- Namhansan Hanggung Palace, Namhansanseong
- Royal Palace Museum, Luang Prabang
- Istana Negara, Jalan Istana, Kuala Lumpur
- Istana Negara, Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur
- Istana, Arau
- Istana, Kota Bharu
- Istana Abu Bakar, Pekan
- Istana Alam Shah, Klang
- Istana Anak Bukit
- Istana Besar, Johor Bahru
- Istana Besar Seri Menanti, Seri Menanti
- Istana Iskandariah, Kuala Kangsar
- Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu
- Mandalay Palace, Mandalay
- Narayanhity Royal Palace, Kathmandu
- Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu
- Al Alam Palace
- Qasr al-Basha, Gaza
- Royal Palace of Mari
- Royal Palace of Ugarit
- Grand Palace, Bangkok
- Dusit Palace, Bangkok
- Derm Palace, Thonburi
- Royal Palace of Ayutthaya
- Imperial City, Huế
- Kính Thiên Palace, Hanoi
Europe
- Royal Palace, today housing the National Art Gallery
- Euxinograd
- Prague Castle
- Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen
- Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen
- Fredensborg Palace
- Gråsten Palace
- Marselisborg Palace, Aarhus
- Catherinethal, Tallinn
- Palace of Versailles
- Palais du Louvre
- Palais des Tuileries
- Palais-Royal
- Palace of Fontainebleau
- Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Château de Compiègne
- Luxembourg Palace
- Château de Saint-Cloud
- Château de Rambouillet
- Palais de la Cité
- Château de Blois
- Château d'Amboise
- Château de Chambord
- Château de Marly
- Château de Meudon
- Berliner Stadtschloss
- Charlottenburg Castle, Berlin
- Stadtschloss, Potsdam
- Sanssouci, Potsdam
- Dresden Castle
- Zwinger, Dresden
- Karlsruhe Palace, Karlsruhe
- Residenz, Munich
- Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
- Schleissheim Palace, Munich
- Neues Schloss, Stuttgart
- Ludwigsburg Palace, Ludwigsburg
- Leineschloss, Hannover
- Old Royal Palace, historically the Royal Palace of Athens, today houses the, Athens
- New Royal Palace, historically Crown Prince's Royal Palace, or Royal Palace of the Duke of Sparta, now the Presidential Manor, Athens
- Royal Mansion of Psychiko, only Crown Prince Paul and Crown Princess Frederica residence, today private property, Athens
- Tatoi Palace, or the "Royal Palace of Dekeleia" was the summer estate of the former Greek royal family, Athens
- Queen's Tower, former royal estate held only by Queen Amalia, now private property, Athens
- Palace of St. Michael and St. George originally the house of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, now the seat of the Sino-Japanese Museum, Corfu
- Mon Repos, a summer residence of the former Greek royal family. It is now an archaeological museum. Corfu
- Achilleion, Royal Palace of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, never held by the Greek Royal Family, Corfu
- Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of 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, a royal mansion in Salonica situated in the suburb of Kalamaria
- Buda Castle, Budapest
- Dublin Castle, Dublin
, Italy
- Palazzina Cinese, Palermo
- Palazzo Reale della Ficuzza, near Palermo
- Royal Palace of Turin
- Castello del Valentino, Turin
- Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja, Turin
- Palazzo Carignano, Turin
- Villa della Regina, Turin
- Royal Palace of Venaria, near Turin
- Castello della Mandria, near Turin
- Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi, near Turin
- Castle of Rivoli, near Turin
- Castle of Moncalieri, near Turin
- Castle of Agliè, near Turin
- Castle of Racconigi, near Turin
- Royal Palace of Naples
- Reggia di Capodimonte
- Royal Palace of Caserta
- Royal Palace of Carditello, Caserta
- Belvedere di San Leucio, Caserta
- Reggia di Quisisana, Naples
- Palace of Portici, Naples
- Castel Nuovo, Naples
- Castel Capuano, Naples
- Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples
- Castel dell'Ovo, Naples
- Casina Vanvitelliana, near Naples
- Royal Palace of Ischia, near Naples
- Villa Favorita, Naples
- Villa Floridiana, Naples
- Villa Rosebery, Naples
- Quirinal Palace, Rome
- Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli
- Castello Ursino, Catania
- Casino Reale di Persano, near Salerno
- Palazzo Pitti, Florence
- Royal Palace of Milan, Milan
- Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte, Milan
- Royal Villa of Monza, Monza
- Royal Palace of Genoa, Genoa
- Miramare Castle, Trieste
- Palazzo Reale, Cagliari
- Villa Pisani, Stra
- Vaduz Castle
- Royal Palace of Lithuania, Vilnius
- Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg
- The Prince's Palace
- King Nikola's Palace
- Podgorica Royal Palace
- Blue Palace
- Nikšić Royal Palace
- Bar Royal Palace
- Biljarda
- Royal Palace
- Noordeinde Palace, The Hague
- Huis ten Bosch, The Hague
- Het Loo Palace, Apeldoorn
- Soestdijk Palace, Baarn
- Drakestein, Lage Vuursche
- De Horsten, Wassenaar
- Royal Palace, Oslo
- Stiftsgården
- Royal Castle, Warsaw
- Wilanów Palace, Warsaw
- Łazienki Palace in Warsaw
- Ujazdów Castle in Warsaw
- Kazimierz Palace, Warsaw
- Belweder, Warsaw
- Wawel Royal Castle, Kraków
- Royal Castle, Lublin
- Royal Castle, Poznań
- Imperial Castle, Poznań
- Royal Palace, Wrocław
- 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, Lisbon, royal residence in 1821-1822, 1828-1861 and 1889-1910. Now headquarters of Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Pena Palace, Sintra
- Citadel Palace, Cascais
- Mafra National Palace, Mafra
- Palace of the Carrancas, Porto, now Soares dos Reid Museum.
- Dom Manuel Palace, Evora, only one wing of the palace survives.
- Ducal Palace, Vila Viçosa, 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, in the 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.
- Pinheiro Palace, herdade do Pinheiro, south of Lisbon. 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.
- Palacio Corte Real, 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.
- Bemposta Palace, 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.
- Royal Palace
- Cotroceni Palace
- Peleș Castle
- Săvârșin Castle
- Elisabeta Palace
- Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow
- Terem Palace, Moscow
- Peterhof Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Stroganov Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Summer Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin
- Vorontsov's Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg
- Old Palace, Belgrade
- New Palace, Belgrade
- Royal Palace, Belgrade
- White Palace, Belgrade
- Royal Palace, Stockholm
- Drottningholm Palace
- : See also: Crown palaces in Sweden
- Topkapi Palace, Istanbul
- Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul
- Beylerbeyi Palace, Istanbul
- Yildiz Palace, Istanbul
- Ciragan Palace, Istanbul
- Royal Palace, Lviv
- Buckingham Palace
- St James's Palace
- Windsor Castle
- Kensington Palace
- Eltham Palace
- Richmond Palace
- Hampton Court Palace
- Nonsuch Palace
- Palace of Whitehall
- Holyrood Palace
- Linlithgow Palace
- Falkland Palace
- Hillsborough Castle
Oceania
- Royal Palace, Tonga
- ʻIolani Palace- Honolulu
- Hānaiakamalama- Honolulu
- Huliheʻe Palace- Kailua-Kona