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This is a list of the most visited national monuments, including palaces, historical monuments and historic sites. It does not include churches, religious shrines and pilgrimage sites [ inconsistent ] .
Darul Aman Palace, Kabul – the country's most famous palace. ... The world's largest palace to have ever existed, [12] the Weiyang Palace, was built in the Han dynasty.
The title of the "world's largest palace" is both difficult to award and controversial, as different countries use different standards to claim that their palace is the largest in the world. The title of world's largest palace by area enclosed within the palace's fortified walls is held by China's Forbidden City complex in Beijing , which ...
the 17th Century royal stronghold containing the palace of the Kakhetian kings of eastern Georgia in Telavi. Dadiani Palace: Zugdidi: a 19th Century palace built by David Dadiani the Prince of Samegrelo. Geguti Palace: Kutaisi: 12th Century ruins of the palace of the kings of Imereti in western Georgia. Viceroy's Palace: Tbilisi
About 15,000,000 people visit the palace, park, or gardens of Versailles every year, making it one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. [3] Louis XIII built a hunting lodge at Versailles in 1623. His successor, Louis XIV, expanded the château into a palace that went through several expansions in phases from 1661 to 1715.
The area of land occupied by the palace is 3589 m 2 (38 632 sq ft) with 11 000 m 2 (118 403 sq ft) of construction between plants and terraces that constitute one of the most beautiful and rich architectural works of the time. Borromini designed the palace extension and traced the main staircase of the embassy and the lobby. The architect ...
In more recent years, the word has been used in a more informal sense for other large, impressive buildings, such as The Crystal Palace of 1851 (an immensely large, glazed hall erected for The Great Exhibition) and modern arenas-convention centers like Alexandra Palace. The largest in the world is the [81] Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest ...
This category overlaps extensively with Category:Royal residences, but not all royal residences are palaces and not all palaces are royal residences. The main article for this category is List of palaces .