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Buckingham Palace can be the best-known royal residence in the world, but it's far from the most opulent. The current house ofQueen Elizabeth IIOriginally known as Buckingham House, has 775 rooms, lush gardens, historic sculptures and an iconic balcony - where the crowds were witnessesprincess diana andPrince Charles Kiss for the first time as a husband and wife. (Their son,Prince William, would continue this tradition thirty years later when he marriedKate Middletonin 2011). Yes, Buckingham Palace is undoubtedly impressive. But just wait for you to see these 10 other palaces, all are even more dissected than the cozy cottage of the British Royals. And for extra-fortnic monarchies extravagant, consult the10 royal families richer than the British royals.

Built over four years from 1406 to 1410, the forbidden city was the Chinese Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty until the end of the Qing dynasty. Located in the center of Beijing, the tentacular property now houses the Palace Museum. Rectangular shaped, it is the largest palace complex in the world, surrounded by a 52 meter wide ditch and a 10 meter high wall with more than 8,700 rooms. The forbidden city is so great, in fact, it is divided into two parts. The South Section (External Court) was destined for the Emperor as a sovereign. The North Section (inner courtyard) was the residence of the royal family. For nearly 500 years, he has served as an emperor's house and their households as well as the Chinese Government's Ceremonial and Policy Center; Now it's one of China's most visited tourist attractions. And inject a certain opulence into your own life, check the15 killer style accessories that you never knew you needed.

The iconic Royal Castle in Versailles is located in the region of Île-de-France de la France and is the largest royal estate in the world - it includes more than eight million square meters of land. Versailles was originally a hunting lodge and transformed into a spectacular palace with "Sun King"Louis XIV at the end of the 17th century. The palace has 700 rooms, including the magnificent mirror room and welcomes 5,000 antique furniture and 6,000 historic paintings, while immaculately handled terrains have 400 sculptures and 1,400 fountains. Composed of the palace, gardens, park, mirrors' room, the Trianon area and several buildings of the city, today, the Domaine de Versailles is one of the most popular tourist destinations in France.

The Winter Palace in St. Petersburg was the official residence of the unhappy Russian royal family and is now part of the Ermitage Museum. The most recent incarnation was built between 1730 and 1837 and covers 60,000 square meters. Its 1,500 rooms are decorated in baroque and neoclassic styles and are filled with historic treasures, including mummies, old masters paintings and eggs encrusted with diamonds.

The palace is the official residence of the super rich in BruneiSultan Hassanal Bolkiah. It is the largest palace in the world that is still used as a royal residence. Built in 1984, the golden complex consists of 1,788 rooms, a banquet room that can accommodate 5,000 people and a mosque that can accommodate 1,500 worshipers. The residence resembling the resort also includes five swimming pools and a disco.

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Turkey's new presidential palace in the capital Ankara was completed in 2014 at a cost of $ 615 million. The gigantic complex of 1,150 rooms is four times larger than the Palace of France of Versailles. Truly. And if you are looking to go to one of these sumptuous guys, make sure to know the10 The worst American airports for summer travel.

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This magnificent palace in Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, was built byKing François IAnd is one of the most recognizable castles in the world. Its distinctive French renaissance architecture, associated with classical renaissance structures, has been announced by many design experts, which considers one of the most thorny palaces in Europe. Serious floods in 2016 damaged the terrains, but fortunately, not the castle itself. It is open to the public and receives millions of visitors each year.

Located in Vienna, the Palace was a rococo summer residence of 1,441 rooms built forEmperor Leopold IIn the early 1700s. The Palais Park is a world on itself with the private garden, the world's oldest zoo, a labyrinth and labyrinth, and the marble "Gloriette" (a "cottage" summer) , located at the top of the highest hill of the property.

This palace in Granada, Spain, was originally built as a fortress in 889 and was converted into a royal palace in 1333 byYUSUF I, Sultan of Granada. The Islamic palaces of the Alhambra were built for the last Muslim emirs in Spain and the court of the Nasrid Dynasty. Alhambra is now one of Spain's main tourist attractions.

Among a town in India, Mysore Palace is the most famous residence of the country. Also known as Amba Vilas Palace is the official residence of Wodeyars, the Royal Family of Mysore. It is among the most famous attractions of India-second only at Taj Mahal - with more than 2.7 million visitors each year.

The Beijing Palace was used as a summer residence by China's imperial leaders - as a retreat from the forbidden city. In 1750, the gardens were designed to reflect the styles of other popular luxury palace gardens at the time in China. Lake Kunming has been extended to imitate West Lake in Hangzhou. In December 1998, UNESCO included the summer palace on its World Heritage List and declared the Summer Palace "a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of the hills and the Free water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious set of exceptional aesthetic value. "

Diane Clehane is a journalist and author of New YorkImagine Diana andDiana: the secrets of his style.

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