palace grounds
Monarch's outdoor domain
The palace grounds are the landscaped outdoor areas surrounding a royal or grand residence—gardens, lawns, courtyards, and pathways within the estate's boundaries.
The term implies formal, maintained spaces distinct from wild land: Visitors strolled the palace grounds, The ceremony was held on the palace grounds.
- royal residenceMonarch's official home
- pavilionOpen recreational structure
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- orchardFruit tree plantation
hedge maze · topiary · fountain · garden · lawn · pergola · parterre · orangery · grove · gatehouse · carriage house · pond · peacock strutting · garden party · wrought iron · meadow · amphitheater · terrace
- royal landsroyal domain, demesne, sovereign territory
- historic placesghost town, old town, ancient city, colonial town, historic district
- PalacesVersailles, Windsor Castle, Forbidden City, Hampton Court, Alhambra
- VersaillesVersailles, Louis XIV, Marie Antoinette, Sun King, chateau
- NaraNara, sacred deer, deer park, lantern festival, stone lanterns
- Tsarskoye SeloAmber Room, Lyceum, Admiralty, Arsenal, Farm
palace groundsinner chambers
Private interior spaces
throne room · inner sanctum · ballroom · great hall · banquet hall
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Impoverished urban district
hovel · shantytown · tenement · common land · back alley
palace groundspublic park
Municipal recreation grounds
common land · town square · village green · open fields · public gardens
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