palace complex
Monarch's sprawling estate
A palace complex is a group of buildings, courtyards, and grounds that together form a royal or imperial residence.
Unlike a single palace building, a complex encompasses multiple structures serving different functions—throne halls, living quarters, temples, gardens, administrative offices: the Forbidden City palace complex in Beijing, the palace complex at Versailles.
- AlhambraMedieval Islamic palace-fortress
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
- walled compoundEnclosed area with barriers
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- hallInterior connecting pathway
columns · inner sanctum · courtyards · ceremonial grounds · treasury · garden · Versailles · armory · secret passages · throne room · banquet hall · reception hall · seraglio · Knossos · ancient ruins · grand staircase · marble floors · royal guards
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Impoverished urban district
shantytown · ghetto · favela · tenement · poorhouse
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Portable fabric shelter
lean-to · makeshift shelter · cardboard shelter · bivouac · yurt