List of palaces

These are mostly hunting lodges and retreats for the Bulgarian Royal Family, located in the Rila Mountain range.

The world's largest palace currently still in existence,[13][14][15] the Forbidden City, was constructed in the Ming dynasty.

In 1860, during the Second Opium War, the British and French expeditionary forces looted the Old Summer Palace.

Then on October 18, 1860, in order to "punish" the imperial court, which had refused to allow Western embassies inside Beijing, the British general Lord Elgin – with protestations from the French – purposely ordered to set fire to the huge complex which burned to the ground.

Following this cultural catastrophe, the imperial court was forced to relocate to the old and austere Forbidden City where it stayed until 1924, when the Last Emperor was expelled by a republican army.

Royal Residence of the Hussein Family Apart from the large complex at Tūrangawaewae Marae located in the town of Ngāruawāhia, the previous Māori Monarch Te Atairangikaahu had a home at Waahi Marae in Huntly where she lived for most of her 40-year reign with her consort Whatumoana Paki.

The Māori King or Queen are required to attend 33 Poukai annually conducted at Marae loyal to the Kingitangi movement.