palaces
- Badi Palace Marrakesh, Morocco
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Wolvesey Palace
Winchester, England
1684
Grade-I-listed bishop's palace, built in 1684 by Sir Christopher Wren for Bishop George Morley.
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La Conciergerie
Paris, France
A rare medieval survival in the heart of Paris, the early 14th-century Conciergerie is part of a royal palace but is best known for its use as a prison during the Reign of Terror.
- Palazzo della Pilotta Parma, Italy
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State Hermitage Museum (official)
St. Petersburg, Russia
Housed in the former palaces of Russian emperors in St. Petersburg, the State Hermitage Museum is a huge complex containing several palaces and more than three million works of art.
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Great Palace Mosaic Museum
c. 540
This museum shelters the mosaic floor of Justinian's Great Palace, discovered here in 1933. The fine mosaic, dating from around 540, features lively images of hunting and the Four Seasons.
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Roman Imperial Palace
Milan, Italy
Ruins of the headquarters of the Roman emperor in the West from the 4th century. It was from here that Constantine and Licinius issued the famous Edict of Milan in 313.
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Bishop's Palace and Museum
Krakow, Poland
This is a must-see for fans of the late Pope John Paul II, who lived here as the Archbishop of Krakow until his elevation to pope in 1978. Inside is the Archdiocesan Museum, which also centers around the Pope's legacy.
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Bishop's Palace
Wells, England
Romantically surrounded by a moat, the castle-like Bishop's Palace has been the home of the bishops of Bath and Wells since 1206.
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Yamashiro
Malibu, California
Completed in 1912 as the home of Asian antique dealers, this surprising building is an exact replica of a Japanese palace.
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Archbishop's Palace
Narbonne, France
The impressive Palais des Archevèques in Narbonne was built between the 12th and 14th centuries. Today, it houses the Museum of Art and the Museum of Archaeology.
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Pazo de Xelmirez
The luxuriant palace of the Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela.
