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 | [1] |
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 | [2] |
Hofburg | | Innsbruck | Residence of the Archdukes of Tyrol and the Habsburgs until 1918; it now serves as a museum | [3] |
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 | [4] |
Belarus |
Old Grodno Castle | | Grodno | |
Belgium |
Royal Palace | | Brussels | Official residence of king Philip I | [5] |
Royal Castle of Laeken | | Private residence of king Philip I | |
Royal Greenhouses of Laeken | | Recepctions and state visits | [6] |
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 | |
Amalienborg Palace, | | Copenhagen | Palaces at the disposition by the crown: | |
Christiansborg Palace | | |
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 | | [7] |
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 | | 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 | | | |
Stadtschloss, Potsdam | | Potsdam | | |
Sanssouci | | | |
Dresden Castle | | Dresden | | |
Zwinger | | | |
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 | | 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 | [8] |
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 | [9] |
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 | | | |
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 |
Royal Castle | | Warsaw | | |
Wilanów Palace | | | |
Łazienki Palace | | | |
Ujazdów Castle | | | |
Kazimierz Palace | | | |
Belweder | | | |
Wawel Royal Castle | | Kraków | | |
Royal Castle | | Lublin | | |
Royal Castle | | Poznań | | |
Imperial Castle | | Poznań | | |
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 | | 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 | | | |
Peleș Castle | | Sinaia | | |
Săvârșin Castle | | Arad County | | |
Elisabeta Palace | | Bucharest | | |
Russia |
Grand Kremlin Palace | | Moscow | | |
Terem Palace | | | |
Peterhof Palace | | Saint Petersburg | | |
Stroganov Palace | | | |
Summer Palace | | | |
Tsarskoye Selo | | Pushkin | | |
Vorontsov's Palace | | Saint Petersburg | | |
Winter Palace | | | |
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 | | | |
Royal Palace of La Almudaina | | Palma de Mallorca | | |
Sweden |
Royal Palace | | Stockholm | | |
Drottningholm Palace | | Drottningholm | |
Chinese Pavilion | | | |
Gripsholm Castle | | Mariefred | | |
Gustav III's Pavilion | | Hagaparken | | |
Haga Palace | | | |
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 | | |