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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 ] .
In ancient times palace buildings could be as large or even larger than existing palace buildings. One example is the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete. The palace, which started construction in 2000 BC, reached its largest size in 1500 BC with a size of 20,000 m 2 (215,278.208 ft 2) and 1,300 rooms. [17]
The world's largest palace to have ever existed, [12] the Weiyang Palace, was built in the Han dynasty. The world's largest palace currently still in existence, [13] [14] [15] the Forbidden City, was constructed in the Ming dynasty.
In secular architecture, major examples of preserved historic palaces include the Alhambra and the Topkapi Palace. Islam does not encourage the worship of idols; therefore the architecture tends to be decorated with Arabic calligraphy (including Qur'anic verses or other poetry) and with more abstract motifs such as geometric patterns , muqarnas ...
Buckingham Palace - $7 Billion. One of the most recognizable buildings in the world, Buckingham Palace is the jewel of the British Royal Family, the official residence of the United Kingdom's head ...
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
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 .
The small but richly carved Hindu Ambika Mata temple in Jagat, built before 960, and The five Kiradu temples, of the 11th or 12th century, are examples of the Pratihar Rajput style. [5] The Jagdish Temple, Udaipur (completed 1651), is an example of a Hindu temple using the Māru-Gurjara style at a late date; in this case a commission of Jagat ...