List of royal palaces
This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent.
Africa
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | ||||
| Abdin Palace | Cairo | |||
| Al-Gawhara Palace | ||||
| Koubbeh Palace | ||||
| Tahra Palace | ||||
| Ethiopia | ||||
| Menelik Palace | Addis Abeba | |||
| Jubilee Palace | ||||
| Guenete Leul Palace | ||||
| Eritrea | ||||
| Imperial Palace | Massawa | |||
| Eswatini | ||||
| Ludzidzini Royal Village | Lobamba | |||
| Lozitha Palace | Mbabane | |||
| Lesotho | ||||
| Royal Palace | Maseru | |||
| Libya | ||||
| Royal Palace of Tripoli | Tripoli | |||
| Al Manar Palace | Benghazi | |||
| Morocco | ||||
| Dar al-Makhzen | Rabat | |||
| Dar al-Makhzen | Fez | |||
| Bahia Palace | Marrakech | |||
| Dar al-Makhzen | Tangier | |||
| El Badi Palace | Marrakech | |||
| Nigeria | ||||
| Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin | Benin City | |||
| Olowo of Owo's Palace | Owo | |||
| Alaafin of Oyo's Palace | Oyo | |||
| Sultan of Sokoto's Palace | Sokoto | |||
| King Jaja of Opobo Palace | Opobo | |||
| Rwanda | ||||
| Rwesero Palace | Nyanza | |||
| Tanzania | ||||
| Sultan's Palace | Stone Town, Zanzibar | |||
| Tunisia | ||||
| Bardo Palace | Tunis | |||
| Carthage Royal Palace | ||||
| Rose Palace | ||||
| Ksar Saïd Palace | ||||
| Uganda | ||||
| Mengo Palace/Lubiri | Kampala | |||
| Karuziika Palace | Karuziika | |||
| Kyabazinga Palace | Kyabazinga | |||
Americas
Asia
Europe
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link | |||||
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| Austria | |||||||||
| Hofburg Palace | Vienna | Winter residence of the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as residence of the President of Austria, museums and convention centre | [1] | ||||||
| Schönbrunn Palace | Summer residence of the Habsburgs | ||||||||
| Belvedere | Private residence of Prince Eugene of Savoy and then Imperial palace of empress Maria Theresa | ||||||||
| Hermesvilla | Private residence of Empress Elisabeth in Vienna | [2] | |||||||
| Hofburg | Innsbruck | Residence of the Archdukes of Tyrol and the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as a museum | [3] | ||||||
| Kaiservilla | Bad Ischl | Hunting lodge and private retreat of Franz Josef I of Austria | |||||||
| Laxenburg Castle | Laxenburg | Summer residence of the Habsburgs, along with Schönbrunn Palace | [4] | ||||||
| Belarus | |||||||||
| Old Grodno Castle | Grodno | ||||||||
| Belgium | |||||||||
| Royal Palace | Brussels | Official residence of king Philip I | [5] | ||||||
| Royal Castle of Laeken | Private residence of king Philip I | ||||||||
| Royal Greenhouses of Laeken | Recepctions and state visits | [6] | |||||||
| Château du Belvédère | Private Residence of former king Albert II | ||||||||
| Château du Stuyvenberg | Private Residence of princess Astrid | ||||||||
| Château de Ciergnon |
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Ciergnon, Houyet | Summer Residence | ||||||
| Rochefort | Villers-sur-Lesse | Summer Residence | |||||||
| Bulgaria | |||||||||
| Royal Palace | Sofia | National Art Gallery | |||||||
| Euxinograd | Varna | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | |||||||||
| Prague Castle | Prague | ||||||||
| Denmark | |||||||||
| Marselisborg Palace | Aarhus | privately owned by the crown: | |||||||
| Château de Cayx | Cahors | ||||||||
| Amalienborg Palace, | Copenhagen | Palaces at the disposition by the crown: | |||||||
| Christiansborg Palace | |||||||||
| Fredensborg Palace | Fredensborg | ||||||||
| Gråsten Palace | Gråsten | ||||||||
| Sorgenfri Palace | Lyngby-Taarbæk | ||||||||
| Hermitage Hunting Lodge | Jægersborg Dyrehave | ||||||||
| Estonia | |||||||||
| Kadriorg Palace | Tallinn | ||||||||
| Finland | |||||||||
| Imperial Palace | Helsinki | official residences of the President of Finland. | |||||||
| France | |||||||||
| Palace of Versailles | Versailles | [7] | |||||||
| Palais du Louvre | Paris | ||||||||
| Palais des Tuileries | |||||||||
| Palais-Royal | Seat of the Ministry of Culture, the Conseil d'État and the Constitutional Council | ||||||||
| Luxembourg Palace | |||||||||
| Palais de la Cité | |||||||||
| Palace of Fontainebleau | Fontainebleau | ||||||||
| Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | ||||||||
| Château de Compiègne | Compiègne | ||||||||
| Château de Saint-Cloud | Saint-Cloud | ||||||||
| Château de Rambouillet | Rambouillet | ||||||||
| Château de Blois | Blois | ||||||||
| Château d'Amboise | Amboise | ||||||||
| Château de Chambord | Chambord, Loir-et-Cher | ||||||||
| Château de Marly | Marly-le-Roi | ||||||||
| Château de Meudon | Meudon | ||||||||
| Georgia | |||||||||
| Batonis Castle | Telavi | the 17th Century royal stronghold containing the palace of the Kakhetian kings of eastern Georgia in Telavi. | |||||||
| Dadiani Palace | Zugdidi | a 19th Century palace built by David Dadiani the Prince of Samegrelo. | |||||||
| Geguti Palace | Kutaisi | 12th Century ruins of the palace of the kings of Imereti in western Georgia. | |||||||
| Viceroy's Palace | Tbilisi | the former palace of the Russian Viceroys built in 1818. | |||||||
| Sachino Palace | a surviving part of an 18th Century palace built by Kartlian King Erekli II for his queen in Tbilisi. | ||||||||
| Germany | |||||||||
| Berliner Schloss | Berlin | ||||||||
| Charlottenburg Castle | |||||||||
| Stadtschloss, Potsdam | Potsdam | ||||||||
| Sanssouci | |||||||||
| Dresden Castle | Dresden | ||||||||
| Zwinger | |||||||||
| Karlsruhe Palace | Karlsruhe | ||||||||
| Residenz | Munich | ||||||||
| Nymphenburg Palace | |||||||||
| Schleissheim Palace | |||||||||
| Neues Schloss | Stuttgart | ||||||||
| Ludwigsburg Palace | Ludwigsburg | ||||||||
| Leineschloss | Hannover | ||||||||
| Greece | |||||||||
| Old Royal Palace | Athens | historically the Royal Palace of Athens, today houses the Parliament | |||||||
| New Royal Palace | historically Crown Prince's Royal Palace, or Royal Palace of the Duke of Sparta, now the Presidential Manor, | ||||||||
| Royal Mansion | Psychiko | only Crown Prince Paul and Crown Princess Frederica residence, today private property, Athens | |||||||
| Tatoi Palace | Parnitha | was the summer estate of the former Greek royal family, Athens | |||||||
| Queen's Tower | Athens | former royal estate held only by Queen Amalia, now private property | |||||||
| Palace of St. Michael and St. George | Corfu | originally the house of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands, now the seat of the Sino-Japanese Museum, | |||||||
| Mon Repos | a summer residence of the former Greek royal family. It is now an archaeological museum. | ||||||||
| Achilleion | Royal Palace of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, never held by the Greek Royal Family, | ||||||||
| Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes | 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 | Kalamaria | a royal mansion in Salonica situated in the suburb of | |||||||
| House of Princess Alice | Neo Heraklion | Donated to the Red Cross. It now also belongs to the municipality of Neos Heraklion and houses a club for the elderly | |||||||
| Hungary | |||||||||
| Buda Castle | Budapest | ||||||||
| Ireland | |||||||||
| Dublin Castle | Dublin | ||||||||
| Italy | |||||||||
| Palazzo dei Normanni | Palermo | Historic residence of the Kings of Sicily, now seat of the Sicilian Regional Assembly since 1946. | |||||||
| Palazzina Cinese | |||||||||
| Palazzo Reale della Ficuzza | Residence and hunting lodge of Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily during his exile in Sicily. | ||||||||
| Palazzo Chiaramonte | |||||||||
| Royal Palace | Turin | Residence of the House of Savoy until 1946, now a museum | [8] | ||||||
| Castello del Valentino | |||||||||
| Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja | |||||||||
| Palazzo Carignano | |||||||||
| Villa della Regina | |||||||||
| Royal Palace of Venaria | |||||||||
| Castello della Mandria | |||||||||
| Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi | |||||||||
| Castle of Rivoli | |||||||||
| Castle of Moncalieri | |||||||||
| Castle of Agliè | |||||||||
| Castle of Racconigi | |||||||||
| Royal Palace | Naples | 18th century residence of the Buorbons as rulers of the Kingdom of Naples and later of the Two Sicilies. | |||||||
| Reggia di Capodimonte | summer residence and hunting lodge of the Bourbon kings, now comprises the Museo di Capodimonte. | ||||||||
| Reggia di Quisisana | |||||||||
| Palace of Portici | |||||||||
| Castel Nuovo | |||||||||
| Castel Capuano | |||||||||
| Castel Sant'Elmo | |||||||||
| Castel dell'Ovo | |||||||||
| Casina Vanvitelliana | |||||||||
| Royal Palace of Ischia | |||||||||
| Villa Favorita | |||||||||
| Villa Floridiana | |||||||||
| Villa Rosebery | From June 1944, residence of King Victor Emmanuel III until his exile in 1946; now one of the three official residences of the President of Italy. | ||||||||
| Royal Palace of Caserta | Caserta | ||||||||
| Royal Palace of Carditello | |||||||||
| Belvedere di San Leucio | |||||||||
| Quirinal Palace | Rome | Main residence of the President of Italy | [9] | ||||||
| Presidential Estate of Castelporziano | |||||||||
| Lateran Palace | |||||||||
| Hadrian's Villa | |||||||||
| Palazzina Reale | Residence of King Victor Emmanuel III; seat of the embassy of Egypt in Rome since 1997. | ||||||||
| Castello Ursino | Catania | ||||||||
| Casino Reale di Persano | Salerno | ||||||||
| Palazzo Pitti | Florence | ||||||||
| Royal Palace of Milan | Milan | ||||||||
| Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte | |||||||||
| Royal Villa of Monza | Monza | ||||||||
| Royal Palace of Genoa | Genoa | ||||||||
| Miramare Castle | Trieste | ||||||||
| Palazzo Reale | Cagliari | ||||||||
| Liechtenstein | |||||||||
| Vaduz Castle | Vaduz | ||||||||
| Lithuania | |||||||||
| Royal Palace of Lithuania | Vilnius | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | |||||||||
| Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | ||||||||
| Monaco | |||||||||
| The Prince's Palace | Monaco | ||||||||
| Montenegro | |||||||||
| King Nikola's Palace | Cetinje | ||||||||
| Podgorica Royal Palace | Podgorica | ||||||||
| Blue Palace | Cetinje | ||||||||
| Nikšić Royal Palace | Nikšić | ||||||||
| Bar Royal Palace | Bar | ||||||||
| Biljarda | Cetinje | ||||||||
| Netherlands | |||||||||
| Royal Palace | Amsterdam | ||||||||
| Noordeinde Palace | The Hague | ||||||||
| Huis ten Bosch | The Hague | ||||||||
| Binnenhof | The Hague | ||||||||
| Het Loo Palace | Apeldoorn | ||||||||
| Soestdijk Palace | Baarn | ||||||||
| Anneville (Ulvenhout) | Ulvenhout | ||||||||
| Bronbeek | Arnhem | ||||||||
| City Hall of Tilburg | Tilburg | ||||||||
| Het Oude Loo | Apeldoorn | ||||||||
| Kneuterdijk Palace | The Hague | ||||||||
| Koninklijke Schouwburg | The Hague | ||||||||
| Lange Voorhout Palace | The Hague | ||||||||
| Mauritshuis | The Hague | ||||||||
| Huis Huguetan | The Hague | ||||||||
| Stadhouderlijk Hof | Leeuwarden | ||||||||
| Drakestein | Lage Vuursche | ||||||||
| Breda Castle | Breda | ||||||||
| Huis Doorn | Doorn | ||||||||
| De Horsten | Wassenaar | ||||||||
| Hof van Solms | Oirschot | ||||||||
| Oranje Nassau's Oord | Wageningen | ||||||||
| Kasteel Vaeshartelt | Maastricht | ||||||||
| Duin en Kruidberg | Santpoort-Noord | ||||||||
| Villa Welgelegen | Haarlem | ||||||||
| Norway | |||||||||
| Royal Palace, Oslo | Oslo | ||||||||
| Stiftsgården | Trondheim | ||||||||
| Poland | Bobolice Castle | Bobolice | |||||||
| Chęciny Castle | Chęciny | ||||||||
| Wawel Castle | Kraków | ||||||||
| Lanckorona Castle | Lanckorona | ||||||||
| Łęczyca Castle | |||||||||
| Royal Castle | Lublin | ||||||||
| Malbork Castle | Malbork | ||||||||
| Niepołomice Castle | Niepołomice | ||||||||
| Nowy Sącz Castle | Nowy Sącz | ||||||||
| Royal Castle | | | Poznań | |||||||
| Piotrków Trybunalski Castle | Piotrków Trybunalski | ||||||||
| Imperial Castle | |||||||||
| Sandomierz Castle | Sandomierz | ||||||||
| Sanok Castle | Sanok | ||||||||
| Ducal Castle | Szczecin | Residence of the House of Griffin which ruled the Duchy of Pomerania and Pomerania-Stettin | |||||||
| Palace of the Pomeranian Estates Assembly | Residence of the monarch of Prussia for the visits in the city; currently housing a division of the National Museum in Szczecin | ||||||||
| Tykocin Castle | Tykocin | ||||||||
| Belweder | Warsaw | ||||||||
| Casimir Palace | |||||||||
| Marymont Palace | Summer residence of king John III Sobieski | ||||||||
| Marywil | |||||||||
| Myślewice Palace | |||||||||
| Palace on the Isle | Warsaw | ||||||||
| Royal Castle | |||||||||
| Saxon Palace | |||||||||
| Ujazdów Castle | |||||||||
| Wilanów Palace | |||||||||
| Royal Palace | Wrocław | ||||||||
| Portugal | |||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | |||||||
| Corte Real palace | 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. | |||||||
| Pinheiro Palace | Herdade do Pinheiro | 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. | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||
| Romania | |||||||||
| Royal Palace (Bucharest) | Bucharest | ||||||||
| Cotroceni Palace | |||||||||
| Peleș Castle | Sinaia | ||||||||
| Săvârșin Castle | Arad County | ||||||||
| Elisabeta Palace | Bucharest | ||||||||
| Russia | |||||||||
| Grand Kremlin Palace | Moscow | ||||||||
| Terem Palace | |||||||||
| Peterhof Palace | Saint Petersburg | ||||||||
| Stroganov Palace | |||||||||
| Summer Palace | |||||||||
| Tsarskoye Selo | Pushkin | ||||||||
| Vorontsov's Palace | Saint Petersburg | ||||||||
| Winter Palace | |||||||||
| Serbia | |||||||||
| Stari Dvor | Belgrade | lit. "Old Palace"; official residence of the King from 1884 to 1922; now Belgrade City Hall | |||||||
| Novi Dvor | lit. "New Palace"; official residence of the King from 1922 to 1934; now the seat of the President of Serbia | ||||||||
| Kraljevski Dvor | lit. "Royal Palace"; official residence of the King from 1934 to 1941; now the residence of the Crown Prince-pretender to the Serbian throne | ||||||||
| Beli Dvor | lit. "White Palace"; official residence of the Prince Regent from 1934 to 1941; now used as the site for receptions and public events of the Crown Prince-pretender to the Serbian throne | ||||||||
| Villa Zlatni Breg | Smederevo | lit. "Golden Hill Villa"; private residence and summer retreat of the house of Obrenović from 1865 to 1903; now state representation house | |||||||
| Spain | |||||||||
| Royal Palace of Madrid | Madrid | official residence of the King | |||||||
| Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial | Royal Castle & Monastery of El Escorial | ||||||||
| Royal Palace of El Pardo | |||||||||
| Palace of Zarzuela | residence of the King and Royal Family, part of the larger El Pardo complex | ||||||||
| Royal Palace of Aranjuez | |||||||||
| Royal House of the Farmer | Aranjuez | ||||||||
| Cottage of the Prince | Madrid | ||||||||
| Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso | Segovia | ||||||||
| Royal Palace of Riofrío | |||||||||
| Royal Palace of La Almudaina | Palma de Mallorca | ||||||||
| Sweden | |||||||||
| Royal Palace | Stockholm | ||||||||
| Drottningholm Palace | Drottningholm | ||||||||
| Chinese Pavilion | |||||||||
| Gripsholm Castle | Mariefred | ||||||||
| Gustav III's Pavilion | Hagaparken | ||||||||
| Haga Palace | |||||||||
| Rosendal Palace | Djurgården | ||||||||
| Rosersberg Palace | Rosersberg | ||||||||
| Strömsholm Palace | Kolbäck | ||||||||
| Tullgarn Palace | Södertälje | ||||||||
| Ulriksdal Palace | Solna | ||||||||
| Ukraine | |||||||||
| Royal Palace | Lviv | ||||||||
| Turkey | |||||||||
| Topkapı Palace | Istanbul | In the 15th and 16th centuries it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans. | |||||||
| Çırağan Palace | Former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski Hotels chain. | ||||||||
| Dolmabahçe Palace | Dolmabahçe Palace served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 to 1922. | ||||||||
| Beylerbeyi Palace | Beylerbeyi Palace was commissioned by Sultan Abdülaziz (1830–1876) and built between 1861 and 1865 as a summer residence and a place to entertain visiting heads of state. | ||||||||
| Yıldız Palace | Yıldız Palace built in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used as a residence by the Sultan and his court in the late 19th century. | ||||||||
| Küçüksu Pavilion | Küçüksu Pavilion was used by Ottoman sultans for short stays during country excursions and hunting. | ||||||||
| Adile Sultan Palace | Adile Sultan Palace is the former royal residence of Ottoman princess Adile Sultan. It was donated to the state by Adile Sultan to be used as a school building for the Kandilli Anatolian High School for Girls and is today a cultural center. | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Buckingham Palace | London | ||||||||
| Westminster Palace | |||||||||
| St James's Palace | |||||||||
| Kensington Palace | |||||||||
| Richmond Palace | |||||||||
| Palace of Whitehall | |||||||||
| Windsor Castle | Windsor | ||||||||
| Eltham Palace | Eltham | ||||||||
| Hampton Court Palace | Richmond | ||||||||
| Nonsuch Palace | Nonsuch Park | ||||||||
| Holyrood Palace | Edinburgh | ||||||||
| Linlithgow Palace | Linlithgow | ||||||||
| Falkland Palace | Falkland | ||||||||
| Hillsborough Castle | Royal Hillsborough | ||||||||
Oceania
| Residence | Photo | City | Function | Link |
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| Tonga | ||||
| Royal Palace, Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | |||
| French Polynesia | ||||
| Royal Palace | Papeete | |||
| Fiji | ||||
| Royal Palace | Levuka | |||
| New Zealand | ||||
| Turangawaewae | Ngaruawahia | |||
| Samoa | ||||
| Villa Vailele | Vailele | |||
| United States | ||||
| Hānaiakamalama | Honolulu | |||
| Huliheʻe Palace | Honolulu | |||
| ʻIolani Palace | Honolulu | |||
| Wallis and Futuna | ||||
| Royal Palace | Uvea | |||
| Royal Palace | Sigave | |||
| Royal Palace | Alo | |||