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In the United Kingdom, some royal residences and episcopal residences are referred to as palaces. In England, Blenheim Palace is the only stately home to bear that title which was not formerly a royal or episcopal residence. In Scotland, some stately homes are called palaces. The list is incomplete.
The unoccupied royal palaces of England, along with Hillsborough Castle, are the responsibility of Historic Royal Palaces. Unlike the other nations of the United Kingdom, there is no official residence for a member of the royal family in Wales; [4] Llwynywermod is the private Welsh residence of the Prince of Wales.
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
Former palaces in England (11 P) H. Historic Royal Palaces (1 C, 8 P) T. Tudor royal palaces in England (20 P) Pages in category "Palaces in England"
This was the former imperial palace of the early Manchu-led Qing dynasty. It was built in 1625, and the first three Qing emperors lived there from 1625 to 1644. Since the collapse of imperial rule in China, the palace has been converted to a museum that now lies in the center of Shenyang, Liaoning. [49] Mukden Palace: 22 Palace of Versailles France
[6] [7] Location of the erstwhile Palace of Placentia, birthplace of Henry VIII, Mary I and Elizabeth I: Kensington: Royal borough Metropolitan borough council 1901 [8] 1965 In memory of Queen Victoria, born at Kensington Palace [9] Kensington and Chelsea: Royal borough London borough council 1965 [9] — Transferred from Kensington [9] [10 ...
A surviving element of the Palace of Westminster, in London, England. It was built by William of Sleaford and Henry de Yevele, to house the personal treasure of King Edward III. It was used until 1512, when a fire in the Palace caused King Henry VIII to relocate his court to the nearby Palace of Whitehall. Kenwood House: Country House: 17th century
Daming Palace (大明宮 – "Palace of Great Brightness"), also known as the Eastern Apartments (東内), in (Tang) Chang'an (長安), now downtown Xi'an (西安), Shaanxi province: imperial palace of the Tang dynasty after A.D. 663 (it was briefly named Penglai Palace (蓬萊宮) between 663 and 705), but the prestigious Taiji Palace remained ...