Top 10 most beautiful palace in the world

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Forbidden City

DISCOVER THE FORBIDDEN CITY

Located in central Beijing, the Forbidden City is the largest palace in the world with an area of 72 hectares. Built between 1406 and 1420, the complex consists of 980 buildings surviving with 8.7707 rooms surrounded by a six-metre deep moat and a ten-metre tall wall. The distance between the Tiananmen Gate and the Divine Gate is 960 meters. Twenty-four emperors ruled the country for nearly five centuries from the Forbidden City until the late Puyi abdication, the last Emperor of China.

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Alhambra

Part of the fortress, part of the palace and part of the Alhambra is located on a plateau overlooking the city of Granada in southern Spain. The palace was built in the middle of the 14th century by the Nasrid kings and was a witness to the skills of the Islamic artisans of the time. The Alhambra is now one of the major tourist attractions of Spain and many visitors to Granada just to see the Alhambra.

3

Potala Palace

The Great Potala Palace, the heart of Tibetan Buddhism

Located on the Marpo Ri Hill, the Lhasa Valley is 130 metres higher, the Potala Palace is 170 metres tall and is the greatest architectural work in Tibet. Although a palace was built here in the 7th century, the current palace building began in 1645 under the reigns of the fifth Dalai Lama and by 1648 , Potrang Karpo, or White Palace, completed. Potrang Marpo, or Red Palace, was added between 1690 and 1694. The Potala Palace remained a German residence for the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India, after the Chinese invasion of 1959.

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Palace of Versailles

World Heritage: Versailles Castle-France

Versailles was originally a hunting holiday, built in 1624 by Louis XIII. His successor, Louis XIV, expanded the site into one of the largest palace in the world, and from 1682, used it to control France with absolute rule. The palace of Versailles remained the official home of the Kings of France until October 10, 1789 when the royal family was forced to return to Paris during the French Revolution.

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Chateau de Chambord

Chateau de Chambord

The second most visited Castle in France (after Versailles), is a masterpiece of the French Renaissance. Chateau de Chambord has 440 rooms, 365 fireplaces and 84 stairs. Construction of the castle began in 1519 by King François I so that he could hunt in the nearby forests. The cold and bulky rooms of the Château make it unpopular as a real residence and François I herself has been here for less than 40 days.