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Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #palaces, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Bishop’s Palace in Vršac, Serbia

    The only Baroque residence for bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Banat.#baroque #christianity #palaces #section-Atlas
    Bishop’s Palace

  2. Hisham’s Palace in West Bank

    Sprawling archeological site of an 8th-century Islamic castle.#palaces #islam #archeology #section-Atlas
    Hisham’s Palace

  3. Prasat Nakhon Luang in Nakhon Luang, Thailand

    These palatial ruins said to be inspired by Cambodia's Angkor Wat have been turned a significant religious temple.#buddhism #thailand #palaces #temples #ruins #section-Atlas
    Prasat Nakhon Luang

  4. Biscari Palace in Catania, Italy

    A monumental private palace behind an unassuming facade, with astonishing interiors including a rococo ballroom.#baroque #palaces #section-Atlas
    Biscari Palace

  5. National Science Foundation Surprise: Employees Being Relocated to
    Accommodate Secretary of HUD’s Palatial New Office

    afge.org/local/l3403/local-340

    #NSF #Politics #HUD #Palaces

  6. Narayanhiti Palace Museum Massacre Site in Kathmandu, Nepal

    The courtyard of this palace was the site of the worst slaughter of sitting royals in recorded history.#history&culture #royalty #palaces #section-Atlas
    Narayanhiti Palace Museum Massacre Site

  7. This is per year. Per year.

    “How much #money will the coronation of #King Charles III #cost the #British public? What #tax rate will our new king pay on his private #income? How many engagements did “working #royals” such as the #Dukes of #Gloucester and #Kent attend over the last five years? How much were they #paid? How much #rent do #Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, who are not working royals, pay for residences in royal #palaces?

    In recent weeks, the Guardian has posed all of these #questions to #Buckingham Palace. The responses boil down to “ask someone else”, “work it out for yourself”, or simply “you have no right to know”. We beg to differ.

    Obituaries of #Queen Elizabeth II uniformly applauded her calm stewardship of the realm, or her supposed non-interference in #British #politics. None mentioned another hallmark of her reign: entrenched secrecy, which has given rise to a #culture in which the..."

    theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/a

  8. Palazzo dei Papi (Palace of the Popes) in Viterbo, Italy

    For two decades in the 13th century, the papacy operated from this palace in central Italy, which served as the site of the first—and longest—papal election conclave in history.#catholic #religion #history #palaces #pope #section-Atlas
    Palazzo dei Papi (Palace of the Popes)

  9. Staro Zdanje in Aranđelovac, Serbia

    Once one of the most beautiful buildings in Serbia, this palace stands abandoned in a park.#architecture #palaces #abandoned #section-Atlas
    Staro Zdanje

  10. Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza, Spain

    This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.#medieval #fortresses #palaces #section-Atlas
    Aljaferia Palace

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    #tudorplaces #tudorplacesmagazine #tudorplacesmag #tudorlondon #westminsterabbey #thecharterhouse #fulhampalace #stmargarets #suttonhouse #guildhall #abbeys #palaces #churches #almshouses #tudormansions #henryvii #henryviii #maryi #elizabethi

  12. These sites in London - some famous and others less well-known - all have links to the Tudor period. Join our mailing list for a FREE download of our 35 Tudor Places guide! You’ll also receive our regular What’s On newsletter once you’re signed up!

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    #tudorplaces #tudorlondon #westminsterabbey #thecharterhouse #fulhampalace #stmargarets #suttonhouse #guildhall #abbeys #palaces #churches #almshouses #tudormansions #henryvii #henryviii #maryi #elizabethi

  13. The spectacle in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the site of an incredibly strange wedding.
    Podcast: Empress Anna’s Ice Palace
  14. The spectacle in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the site of an incredibly strange wedding.
    Podcast: Empress Anna’s Ice Palace
  15. The spectacle in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the site of an incredibly strange wedding.
    Podcast: Empress Anna’s Ice Palace
  16. The spectacle in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the site of an incredibly strange wedding.
    Podcast: Empress Anna’s Ice Palace
  17. Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza, Spain

    This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.#medieval #fortresses #palaces #section-Atlas
    Aljaferia Palace

  18. Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza, Spain

    This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.#medieval #fortresses #palaces #section-Atlas
    Aljaferia Palace

  19. Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza, Spain

    This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.#medieval #fortresses #palaces #section-Atlas
    Aljaferia Palace

  20. Aljaferia Palace in Zaragoza, Spain

    This 11th-century fortress is now the seat of Aragon’s state legislature.#medieval #fortresses #palaces #section-Atlas
    Aljaferia Palace