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 | Marrakesh | |||
| Dar al-Makhzen | Tangier | |||
| El Badi Palace | Marrakesh | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | ||||
| Royal Palace | Tirana | Official residence of King Zog I; it now serves as residence of the President of Albania | ||
| 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 |
|
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 | Hanover | |||
| 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 | Évora | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||