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The palace gardens are open for the general public on the weekends. Boyana – serves as the official residence of the Bulgarian President, Vice President and Prime Minister. The former palace, which served as the primary residence for Bulgarian communist leader Todor Zhivkov, [8] now houses the National Historical Museum of Bulgaria.
The 980 buildings of the Forbidden City have a combined floor space of 1,614,600 square feet (150,001 m 2) and contain 9,999 rooms (the ancient Chinese believed the god Yù Huáng had 10,000 rooms in his palace; so they constructed an earthly palace to have 9,999 and a half rooms, slightly fewer than in the divine palace, out of respect).
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
Richmond Palace – a royal residence from 1497 until 1649, now ruined; Bridewell Palace – a royal residence from 1515 until 1523, now demolished. [2] Palace of Placentia – also known as Greenwich Palace, a royal residence from 1447 until 1660, when it was demolished; Palace of Beaulieu – a royal residence from 1515 until 1573
Built in the Gardens of the Palace of Greenwich for Anne of Denmark, consort to James I a small part of a proposed rebuilding of Greenwich (Placentia) Palace. Given by Queen Mary to Trustees for the Royal Hospital for Seamen (now referred to as the Old Royal Naval College). Part of the National Maritime Museum. Richmond Palace
This is a list of castles and other such fortifications and palaces or country homes in Germany. Included are castles (German: Burg, Schloss), forts (German: Festung), palaces (German: Schloss, Palais, Palast), country or stately homes and manors, and even follies.
Palais de la Cité, also simply known as le Palais, first royal palace of France, from before 1000 until 1363; now the seat of the courts of justice of Paris and of the Court of Cassation (the supreme court of France) Palais de la Légion d'honneur; Palais du Louvre, second royal palace of France, from 1364 until 1789; now the Louvre Museum
Old Palace, Berlin – former residence of German Emperor William I; Ordenspalais – palace of several Prussian Kings and nobles (demolished) Pannwitz Palace - completed 1914, now serving as a noble hotel; Podewils Palace - unique Baroque palace in central Berlin; Palace of Prince Albrecht – former residence of Prince Albert of Prussia ...