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The world's largest palace to have ever existed, [12] the Weiyang Palace, was built in the Han dynasty. The world's largest palace currently still in existence, [13] [14] [15] the Forbidden City, was constructed in the Ming dynasty.
This is a list of the most visited national monuments, including palaces, historical monuments and historic sites. It does not include churches, religious shrines and pilgrimage sites [ inconsistent ] .
In ancient times palace buildings could be as large or even larger than existing palace buildings. One example is the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete. The palace, which started construction in 2000 BC, reached its largest size in 1500 BC with a size of 20,000 m 2 (215,278.208 ft 2) and 1,300 rooms. [17]
This stunning estate is the world's longest-occupied palace in the world, housing 40 British monarchs over nearly 1,000 years, while also serving as a prison during the Civil War in the mid-17th ...
Buckingham Palace c. 1837, showing Marble Arch at left, a ceremonial entrance. It was moved next to Hyde Park to make way for the new east wing in 1847. Buckingham Palace became the principal royal residence in 1837, on the accession of Queen Victoria, [28] who was the first monarch to reside there. [29]
This category overlaps extensively with Category:Royal residences, but not all royal residences are palaces and not all palaces are royal residences. The main article for this category is List of palaces .
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
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