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 | Kungliga Slottet - The Royal Palace
1697-1704 Nicodemus Tessin the younger. 1754 completion under C Hårleman and others.
When the old Tre Kronor Palace burned down in 1697, Tessin the younger immediatly started the new construction. Horizontal lines are characteristic of the new palace, which was completed in 1754. The Palace building was of particular signifiance to artistic de... |  | 08/07/2005 | 437 | 
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 | The Royal Palace in Bucharest is a 5 floors neoclassic building. It was built between 1927 and 1937 and it served as a royal residence only until 1948, when the monarchy was abolished under the Soviet pressure.
The Royal Palace was turned into the Romanian National Art Museum and it hosts two major galleries: the Romanian Art Gallery and the European Art Gallery. |  | 05/02/2006 | 349 |
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 | The Royal Palace, home of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco, the constitutional monarch of the principality. The palace is situated on a high promontory in the old town of Monaco-Ville. |  | 10/22/2005 | 1,155 |
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 | In this picture you can see the Royal Palace in Laken Brussels beautifully situated in the Royal Parc. | | 09/18/2005 | 509 |
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 | Founded as a monastery in 1128, the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh is The Queen's official residence in Scotland. Situated at the end of the Royal Mile, the Palace of Holyroodhouse is closely associated with Scotland's turbulent past, including Mary, Queen of Scots, who lived here between 1561 and 1567. Successive kings and queens have made the Palace of Holyroodhouse the premier royal re... | | 01/01/2007 | 879 |
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 | The Royal Palace is situated on the southern part of Castle Hill. The medieval palace that stood here was destroyed during the battles against Turkish invaders, leaving only the fortified walls as a memento. The site was then filled in to lay the foundations of the new grandiose Baroque palace started by Maria-Theresa and expanded on Hungarian initiative in the 19th century. The Palace itself w... |  | 08/08/2005 | 425 |
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 | Kabul, 12 April (AKI) - Afghan officials have given their backing to plans to turn the bombed-out former royal palace in the west of the capital Kabul, into the country's new parliament. Perched on a hilltop, the Darulaman Palace - a war-damaged shell currently used by NATO snipers - is viewed as a symbol of Kabul's destruction during the civil war which ravaged the country for more than two de... | | 08/03/2005 | 338 |
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 | Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in Copenhagen was built for the country's three supreme powers: the royal power, the legislative power, and the judicial power. The Christiansborg Palace is the only building in the world to have all three supreme powers in one.
The premises of the Royal Family, mainly The Royal Reception Rooms, make up only a small part of the palace complex.... | | 08/06/2005 | 280 |
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 | This palace is one of the dozens of royal palaces in Spain. His Majesty the King Don Juan Carlos I of Spain doesn´t usually live there but this palace was very visitted by the Spanish kings in the XIX century. It is located in Santander (North of Spain). Although it isn´t as big as other royal palaces in Spain, it is very beautiful and it is circundated by a lovely environment of trees, grass a... | | 10/07/2005 | 307 |
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 | Frederiksborg Palace in Hillerød, Denmark was built as a royal residence for King Christian IV. It is the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia. The palace is located on three small islands in the middle of Palace Lake and is adjoined by a large, baroque formal garden. | | 09/09/2005 | 220 |
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 | Frederiksberg Palace was constructed in Italian Baroque between 1699 and 1738. Since 1869 the palace has been used as the base of the Danish Royal Military Academy. |  | 03/22/2006 | 202 |
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 | This palace is one of the numerous royal palaces of the Royal Family of Spain, although the actual King Don Juan Carlos I doesn´t usually use it. It is located within an area of huge ecological interest: the Mount of El Pardo. Its foundation was in 1405, and it has been reformed by Enrique IV, Felipe III, Carlos III and Fernando VI. It was the official residence of General Franco during his di... |  | 10/16/2005 | 242 |
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