Palace Council is a 2008 thriller novel by American author Stephen L. Carter. The book was Carter's third work of fiction. The novel forms the third part...
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Noordeinde Palace (Dutch: Paleis Noordeinde, Dutch pronunciation: [paːˌlɛis noːrtˈɛində] ) is one of three official palaces of the Dutch royal family....
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The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Amsterdam (Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam or Paleis op de Dam) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which...
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Crystal Palace Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Palace) is a professional football club based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South...
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mystery/thriller category. His second novel, New England White, and third, Palace Council, form a trilogy of sorts with The Emperor of Ocean Park, all being set...
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St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, the capital of the United Kingdom. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's,...
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The Palace of the General Council (French: Palais du conseil général) is the base of the Departmental Council of Guadeloupe. It was built by architect...
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Huis ten Bosch (redirect from Huis ten Bosch Palace)
royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the Noordeinde Palace in The...
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The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı; Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, romanized: ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit. 'Cannon Gate Palace'), or the Seraglio, is...
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"Putin's Palace" (Russian: "Дворец Путина", romanized: "Dvorets Putina") is an Italianate palace complex located on the Black Sea coast near Gelendzhik...
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The Doge's Palace (Doge pronounced /doʊ(d)ʒ/; Italian: Palazzo Ducale; Venetian: Pałaso Dogal) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of...
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Crystal Palace is an area in South London, named after the Crystal Palace Exhibition building which stood in the area from 1854, until it was destroyed...
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meetings with the Council of State, a tradition which is still practised with the meetings always being held in the palace's Council Chamber where the...
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consultative. The Council of Ministers meetings are held at the Council Building, one of the buildings that compose Moncloa Palace, the official resident...
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Ministry and the Privy Council. These structures exhibited only token Japanese elements. From 1888 to 1948, the compound was called Palace Castle (宮城, Kyūjō)...
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Alexandra Palace is an entertainment and sports venue in North London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey....
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The Lateran councils were ecclesiastical councils or synods of the Catholic Church held at Rome in the Lateran Palace next to the Lateran Basilica. Ranking...
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The Palace of Holyroodhouse (/ˈhɒlɪruːd/ or /ˈhoʊlɪruːd/), commonly known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland...
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The Palace of Europe (French: Palais de l'Europe) is a building located in Strasbourg, France, that has served as the seat of the Council of Europe since...
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The Palace of the Council of the Nation is the home of the Council of the Nation, the upper house of the Algerian Parliament, in Algiers, Algeria. It is...
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Palacio de los Concejos (redirect from Palace of the Councils, Madrid)
The Palace of the Councils or Palace of the Duke of Uceda (in Spanish, Palacio de los Consejos or Palacio del duque de Uceda) is a building from the 17th...
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President of Iraq (section Presidential Palaces)
Sovereign Council, Muhammad Najib al-Rubaie, nor the Prime Minister, Abdul Karim Qassem, took any palace to be an official republican palace for the state...
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Forbidden City (redirect from Beijing's Imperial Palace)
The Forbidden City (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng) is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence...
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is now occupied by Madrid City Council, serving as the city hall, and the public cultural centre CentroCentro. The palace was built on one of the sides...
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population. Both houses meet in the Federal Palace of Switzerland in Bern. With 200 members, the National Council is the larger house of the Swiss legislature...
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Christiansborg Palace (Danish: Christiansborg Slot; pronounced [kʰʁestjænsˈpɒˀ ˈslʌt]) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen...
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The Federal Palace is a building in Bern housing the Swiss Federal Assembly (legislature) and the Federal Council (executive). It is the seat of the government...
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function as seat of the Polish Council of Ministers. On 14 May 1955, the Warsaw Pact was signed inside the Presidential Palace between the Soviet Union and...
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French president. The Élysée Palace, which contains the presidential office and residency, is also the meeting place of the Council of Ministers, the weekly...
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square lay the council hall, to the south the Palatine Chapel. The architect drew a triangle toward the East to connect the thermae to the palace complex. The...
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