Top 10 Palaces of the World

The kingdoms in the world must have the most beautiful palace. A palace is the spot where the royal family lives. It is characterized with the beautiful architectural elements like the roof, wall, floor, pillar and garden decorated in high luxury. Living in a palace will be such a dream comes true since you will be assisted with many servants. You can do anything you want without anyone bothering you. In this post I will show you the top 10 palaces in the world.

10. Pena National Palace
Pena National Palace is located in Portugal. The oldest castle in Europe is created based on romanticism style. It was constructed by King Ferdinand II in 1842. Today the palace is one of the most visited attractions in Portugal.

9. Mysore Palace
Top 10 Palaces of the World
Mysore Palace is nicknamed as the City of Palaces. It is located in India. Actually there are many palaces that you can visit when you come to Mysore. The prominent one is Mysore palace. If you like to enjoy the majestic view, you may come on September and October. It is held the Dasara festival. It enables you to see the 10,000 bulbs illuminating the palace.

8. Schönbrunn Palace

Schönbrunn Palace features 1,441 rooms. The most beautiful palace was constructed in the year between 1696 and 1712 located in Vienna Austria. This palace now is a tourism object where you can enjoy a marble summerhouse/Gloriette, Privy Garden, a labyrinth, and a maze.

7. Summer Palace

Top 10 Palaces of the World
Summer Palace is situated in China particularly at 15 kilometers from central Beijing. You can enjoy the Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill. The palace is used by the Chinese royal family as retreat in summer palace.

6. Topkapi Palace

Top 10 Palaces of the World
Topkapi Palace offers you with fabulous view. This construction of this most beautiful palace was under the rule of Sultan Mehmet. The palace consists of four main courtyards. It adds the flair and grandeur to the palace.

5. Chateau de Chambord

Top 10 Palaces of the World
Chateau de Chambord is made based on the quality of French Renaissance. This palace is considered as the second most popular palace after Versailles. The palace consists of 84 staircases, 365 fireplaces, and 440 rooms.

4. Palace of Versailles

Top 10 Palaces of the World
Palace of Versailles was built under the order of Louis XIII. The royal family used to live here until October 1789. When the French revolution took place, they are forced to move to Paris.

3. Alhambra

Top 10 Palaces of the World
Alhambra is located in the city of Granada, Spain. The view is absolutely stunning. It was constructed by Nasrid sultans in mid 14th century. It is not one of the popular tourism objects in Spain reflecting the Muslim Craftsmanship.

2. Ptoala Palace

Top 10 Palaces of the World
Ptoala Palace is located in Marpo Ri hill, Tibet. After the Chinese people invaded Tibet in 1959, Dalai Lama did not live in the palace anymore. This building is considered as the main monumental structure in the country.

1.Forbidden City

Top 10 Palaces of the World
The first most beautiful palace in the world is taken by the Forbidden City. It is called in China. It was built from 1406 to 1420. There are 8,707 rooms available. This is the palace for more than 24 emperors.