royal residences
Where kings live
Royal residences are the official homes of monarchs and their families—palaces, castles, and estates where sovereigns live, conduct state business, or retreat privately.
Some serve ceremonial functions while others are working headquarters: Buckingham Palace is the most famous of the British royal residences.
The term distinguishes these properties from ordinary government buildings or private homes.
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- Forbidden CityMing dynasty royal complex
- Neuschwanstein CastleNineteenth-century Bavarian royal retreat
- VersaillesFrench royal palace complex
- AlhambraMedieval Islamic palace-fortress
castle · Buckingham Palace · changing of the guard · crown jewels · Windsor Castle · Hampton Court · Balmoral Castle · country estate · chateau · stately home · medieval stronghold · manor · monarchy · seat of power · Kremlin · summer retreat · Winter Palace · grand staircase
- Austria TravelVienna, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Austrian Alps, Tyrol
- Dutch RoyaltyPrince of Orange, Willem-Alexander, Beatrix, Wilhelmina, Juliana
- royal tourismpalace tours, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Versailles, heritage tourism
- castleskeep, moat, drawbridge, dungeon, turret
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- historic sitesruins, historic site, basilica, monument, fortress
royal residencesslums
Impoverished, crowded districts
hovels · poorhouses · shanties · servants' quarters · workers' housing
royal residencesrefugee camps
Temporary housing for displaced persons
homeless shelters · tent cities · temporary housing · squatter camps · temporary shelters