List of royal palaces

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Residence	Photo	City	Function	Link
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
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
Hofburg		Innsbruck	Residence of the Archdukes of Tyrol and the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as a museum
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
Belarus
Old Grodno Castle		Grodno
Belgium
Royal Palace		Brussels	Official residence of king Philip I
Royal Castle of Laeken			Private residence of king Philip I
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken			Recepctions and state visits
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	privately owned by the crown:
Amalienborg Palace,		Copenhagen	Palaces at the disposition by the crown:
Christiansborg Palace		Copenhagen
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
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		Tbilisi	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		Berlin
Stadtschloss, Potsdam		Potsdam
Sanssouci		Potsdam
Dresden Castle		Dresden
Zwinger		Dresden
Karlsruhe Palace		Karlsruhe
Residenz		Munich
Nymphenburg Palace
Schleissheim Palace
Neues Schloss		Stuttgart
Ludwigsburg Palace		Ludwigsburg
Leineschloss		Hannover
Greece
Old Royal Palace		Athens	historically the Royal Palace of Athens, today houses the Parliament
New Royal Palace		Athens	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
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
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		Milan
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
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		Poznań	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		Szczecin	Residence of the monarch of Prussia for the visits in the city; currently housing a division of the Szczecin National Museum
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		Lisbon	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		Evora	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		Bucharest
Peleș Castle		Sinaia
Săvârșin Castle		Arad County
Elisabeta Palace		Bucharest
Russia
Grand Kremlin Palace		Moscow
Terem Palace		Moscow
Peterhof Palace		Saint Petersburg
Stroganov Palace
Summer Palace
Tsarskoye Selo		Pushkin
Vorontsov's Palace		Saint Petersburg
Winter Palace		Saint Petersburg
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		Segovia
Royal Palace of La Almudaina		Palma de Mallorca
Sweden
Royal Palace		Stockholm
Drottningholm Palace		Drottningholm
Chinese Pavilion		Drottningholm
Gripsholm Castle		Mariefred
Gustav III's Pavilion		Hagaparken
Haga Palace		Hagaparken
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

Residence	City	Function
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	Marrakech
Dar al-Makhzen	Tangier
El Badi Palace	Marrakech
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, Zanzibar
Tunisia
Bardo Palace	Tunis	now the national museum
Uganda
Mengo Palace/Lubiri	Kampala
Karuziika Palace	Karuziika
Kyabazinga Palace	Kyabazinga

Residence	Photo	City	Function	Link
Brazil
Imperial Palace		Rio de Janeiro
Palace of São Cristóvão		Rio de Janeiro
Palace of Petrópolis		Petrópolis
Palace of Grão-Pará		Petrópolis
Palace of Santa Cruz		Rio de Janeiro
Canada
Rideau Hall		Ottawa, Ontario
La Citadelle		Quebec City, Quebec
Government House (British Columbia)		Victoria, British Columbia
Government House (Manitoba)		Winnipeg, Manitoba
Government House (Newfoundland and Labrador)		St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Government House (Nova Scotia)		Halifax, Nova Scotia
Government House (Prince Edward Island)		Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Government House (Saskatchewan)		Regina, Saskatchewan
Government House (New Brunswick)		Fredericton, New Brunswick
Mexico
Palace of Iturbide		Mexico City
National Palace		Mexico City
Castle of Chapultepec		Mexico City
Haiti
Sans-Souci Palace		Milot
United States
ʻIolani Palace		Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

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

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