Alhambra (Spain)
This garden-palace, used to be a fortress. This palace was constructed by the Nasrid sultans in the 14th century on a plateau near Granada, Spain.
Potala Palace (China)
This palace rises 170 meters above the Lhasa valley on top of Marpo Ri hill. This palace is considered as the greatest monument in Tibet. Since the 7th century, this has been the residential place of the Dalai Lama until 1959, after China invaded Tibet.
Forbidden City (China)
This is perhaps the most mystic and wonderful Palace on Earth covering 72 hectares. This palace was created in 1406 and was finished in 1420. At present it has 980 buildings and 8,707 rooms. For five centuries, twenty-four emperors ruled China in the Forbidden City.
Buckingham Palace (UK)
This is the official residence and workplace of the United Kingdom monarchy. This beautiful palace is located in the City of Westminster, London. This palace is most of the time the center of national rejoicing, royal hospitality and other state accessions.
Daniel Price says
The major earthquake in lisbon/Portugal was in 1755 and not in 1955 as shown in your article about Palácio da Pena…
Richest LifeStyle says
Thanks i corrected that now.