Archbishop's Palace, Kromeriz, Czech Republic
Early-Baroque palace designed by Italian architects Filiberto Lucchese and Giovanni Pietro Tencalla. Official site with photograph, history and visitor information.
Beijing Service: Summer Palace
Offers an illustrated history and description this former imperial retreat in China, now a huge public park. Features a selection of its more than 3,000 buildings.
Beijing Trip: Summer Palace
A history, description and bird's eye map of the second largest imperial garden in China. The complex includes halls, temple and pagoda built around a lake.
Imperial Palaces of Petersburg
Bob Atchison provides a virtual tour of the Alexander Palace, Pavlovsk, Yelagin, Gatchina, Catherine Palace, Winter Palace and Peterhof. Part of Russian History Websites.
Iolani Palace
The residence of King Kalakaua and Queen Lili`uokalani, the last monarchs of Hawai`i, built 1879-82 in an "American Florentine" style. Includes history, photographs and visitor inf…
Neuschwanstein Castle
The official site of this 19th-century fantasy castle built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria includes an illustrated building history, tour and biography of Ludwig.
Northwest Palace of Ashur-nasir-pal II at Nimrud
History of this Assyrian palace from Learning Sites, with a VRML model and bibliography.
Palazzi Veneziani
Jan-Christoph Rößler provides images, information and bibliography on Venetian palaces. [German, English, Italian]
Schönbrunn Palace, Austria
The official site provides photographs and brief history of the magnificent Baroque imperial palace, with visitor information. The archive of plans, images and papers will be open …
Schloss Laxenburg, Austria
Brief history and tour of the 18th-century former imperial palace, now the headquarters of International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.
The Grand Palace in Bangkok
Ann Church provides a guide to this ornate palace complex. Aerial view. Tour via sensitive bird's-eye map. Illustrated history of the royal family and information on Buddhism.
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
The official site provides a virtual tour and history of the museum buildings: the Baroque Winter Palace (1754-1762) designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli and the Neo-Classical Small He…
The Topkapi Palace Museum
Bilkent University Department of History provides a history of this grandiose Ottoman palace and guide to its architectural development. Includes a bibliography.
Versailles, France
Elegant bilingual official site offering history, guided tour via an interactive map, 360-degree panoramas, gallery of masterpieces and visitor information.
Virtual Tour of Potala Palace, Tibet
This tour takes in both the massive exterior and the ornate interior of the former palace of the Dalai Lama, spiritual and political head of Tibet.
Wikipedia: Château de Fontainebleau
An illustrated description and history from the collaborative online encyclopedia of the magnificent palace that acted as a country house for French monarchs for centuries.
Wikipedia: Potala Palace
An illustrated history and description of this impressive structure in Lhasa, Tibet, formerly the chief residence of the Dalai Lama.
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