Buckingham Palace Photos: London Building

Buckingham Palace London England

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at the age of 96. The Buckingham Palace building in London was formed by famous English architect John Nash, after King George IV decided to modify Buckingham House into a palace

Buckingham Palace Reservicing London

Buckingham Palace Royal family on balcony London

Buckingham Palace Reservicing: Works Move Into East Wing. New footage has been released by Buckingham Palace documenting the continuation of vital ‘reservicing’ work taking place in the iconic building.

Forbidden City – Imperial Palace Beijing, China

Forbidden City Beijing buildings

Almost 1000 traditional, mostly wooden-framed structures. Rectilinear in plan it is surrounded by an 8m high wall and 52m wide moat. Each corner is celebrated with an elaborate tower. It became the ‘Palace Museum’ in 1924.

A Palace For Nature, Qatar

A Palace For Nature, Qatar

An Oasis is a miracle of life in the desert. sanzpont [arquitectura] awarded 3rd place in an international restricted competition for a VIP Palace in Qatar for its innovative and ecologic response to the project brief of this private residence: “The purpose of the competition was to stimulate innovative and creative ideas to create a high end luxurious Palace.”

St James Palace Architecture, London Building

St James Palace Architecture, Historic London Building, Pall Mall Property St James Palace London Key Historic Royal Building in the British Capital, England, UK: Architecture Information page updated 4 Jul 2014 St James’s Palace Pall Mall, central London Date built: 1532 Built by Henry VIII Birthplace of Charles II, James II, Mary II & George … Read more

Kensington Palace Architecture, Architect

Kensington Palace London, historic building in England: architecture design by Christopher Wren Architect, birthplace of Queen Victoria. Address: Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX, UK

Palazzo Massimo Rome Building

Palazzo Massimo Rome Building

This historic building is a Renaissance palace in Rome, Italy. The palace was designed by Baldassarre Peruzzi in 1532-1536 on a site of three contiguous palaces owned by the old Roman Massimo family.

Palazzo Giustizia – Rome Justice Palace Building

Palazzo Giustizia Rome Justice Palace Building

The Palace of Justice, Rome, is the seat of the Supreme Court of Cassation and the Judicial Public Library. It fronts onto the Piazza dei Tribunali, the Via Triboniano, the Piazza Cavour, and the Via Ulpiano. The huge building is popularly called in Italian the Palazzaccio (the bad Palace).

Palazzo di Quirinale, Rome Architecture

Palazzo di Quirinale, Rome Architecture

The Quirinal Palace is a historic building in Rome, Italy, one of the three current official residences of the President of the Italian Republic, together with Villa Rosebery in Naples and Tenuta di Castelporziano in Rome.

Palazzo Barberini – Rome Palace Building

Palazzo Barberini - Rome Palace Building

The sloping site had formerly been occupied by a garden-vineyard of the Sforza family, in which a palazzetto had been built in 1549. The sloping site passed from one cardinal to another during the sixteenth century, with no project fully getting off the ground.

Zwinger Palace Dresden Building Photos

The Zwinger Palace Dresden sculptures

Dresdner Zwinger is an East German palace building in the Baroque style designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.

Reunification Palace Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon

Reunification Palace Ho Chi Minh City

The Independence Palace – also known as Reunification Palace was built on the site of the former Norodom Palace. It was the home and workplace of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.