Palaces

5 photos of the Palace of the Winds, which was built in 1799.

15 photos of the Juna Mahal, a seven-storey palace and one of the oldest in Rajasthan.

5 photos of the Umaid Bhawan Palace which was built in 1929 on Chittar hill near Jodhpur.

18 photos of the Golestan palace in Tehran, one of the few remaining old buildings in Tehran and a former royal residence

9 photos of Palazzo Pitti and the adiacent Boboli gardens

12 miscellaneous images of Rome

12 photos of the Tong-Il-Jeon Palace, also known as the Palace of Unification

48 photos of the Gyeongbokgung palace which was built by king Taejo of the Joseon dinasty in 1395.

22 photos of the Sri Menanti palace, the former royal residence of the Minangkabau rulers in Negeri Sembilan

19 photos of the Palais de la Bahia, a beautiful 19th century palace with stunning decorations in Moroccan style

19 photos of the El-Hedim square which lies between the medina and the Imperial City and of the Imperial City

23 photos of the Botataung pagoda, the Karaweik stone palace and the reclining Buddha statue in the Kyaukhtatgyi pagoda

23 photos of the Queluz and Sintra palaces, Seteais, Monserrate, Colares, Cabo da Roca, Guincho and Cascais

10 photos of Istana Besar, the former official residence of the Sultans of Johor

34 photos of the castle of Azay le Rideau, lying in a beautiful setting on the Indre river

7 photos of the Neue Residenz, the former residence of the rulers of Bamberg