imperial palace
Monarch's grand home
An imperial palace is the official residence of an emperor or empress—the seat of imperial power and administration.
These complexes are typically grand in scale, housing not just the monarch but courts, guards, and government functions: The Forbidden City served as the imperial palace for Chinese emperors for five centuries.
The term distinguishes such residences from royal palaces of kings and queens.
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
Kyoto · chancellery · sovereignty · royal decree · coronation · Beijing · dragon throne · court officials · crown · guard · court intrigue · Delhi · proclamations · Istanbul · succession · opulence · royal · gilded
- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
- PalacesVersailles, Windsor Castle, Forbidden City, Hampton Court, Alhambra
- Asian historyancient China, China, empresses, shoguns, Chinese civilization
- Asian Royaltyempress, dowager empress, Kangxi, Hirohito, crown prince
- BeijingForbidden City, Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Gate
- ConstantinopleConstantinople, Byzantium, Hagia Sophia, Bosphorus, city walls
imperial palacehovel
Wretched small dwelling
shack · slum dwelling · mud hut · shanty · tenement
imperial palacepublic square
Open urban gathering place
community center · public park · agora · marketplace · village green