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History of Élysée Palace in France
Beijing: Forbidden City Palazzo Grimani, on the Grand Canal, Venice, by Michele Sanmicheli, c. 1556 (completed c. 1575)
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Royal Palace at Nuku'alofa, capital of the Kingdom of Tonga Tonga: Royal Palace Palenque, Mexico
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History of Élysée Palace in France
Overview of the Élysée Palace, Paris.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Take a royal trip to Buckingham Palace, the official residence and home of Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II
Overview of Buckingham Palace, London.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Cowardlion/Dreamstime.com; Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Governor's Palace
Governor's Palace, Rio Branco, Brazil.
Limongi
Beijing: Forbidden City
Forbidden City, imperial palace complex built by Yonglo, third emperor (1402–24)...
Photograph, Palace Museum, Beijing/Wan-go Weng Inc. Archive
Palazzo Grimani, on the Grand Canal, Venice, by Michele Sanmicheli, c. 1556...
Alinari/Art Resource, New York
Royal Palace at Nuku'alofa, capital of the Kingdom of Tonga
Bjorn Klingwall/Ostman Agency
Tonga: Royal Palace
Royal Palace, Nuku‘alofa, Tonga.
© robnaw/stock.adobe.com
Palenque, Mexico
The watchtower and palace (background) at Palenque, Mexico.
© Sam Antonio Photgraphy—Moment Open/Getty Images
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