Top 5 Royal Palaces Around The World

Do you feel Royal enough to visit a royal palace? Or do you think you are enough royal to live in such exotic places around the world where you will be the sole ruler of your fantasy kingdom?

According to therichest.com here are some of the most luxurious royal palaces ever built.

5. Potala Palace – Tibet, China
This stunning palace is amazing in every way. Although today it is a World Heritage site and a museum, this palace used to be the Dalai Lama’s home from its completion until 1959, when the 14th Dalai Lama had to flee to India owing to the Tibetan uprising. Historians believe that this palace sits where an earlier fortress called either the White or Red Palace used to sit, which Songtsän Gampo built in 637. The fifth Dalai Lama flagged off construction of the Potala Palace in 1645. Konchog Chophel, one the Dalai Lama’s spiritual advisers claimed that it was ideal for the seat of government to be located between Sera and Drepung monasteries, and Lhasa, the old city, where it now sits today.

The sloping walls are about three meters thick on average, with their base as thick as five meters. In order to protect the palace from earthquakes, the foundation was mixed with copper to make it even stronger.

4. Umaid Bhawan Palace – Jodhpur, India
Words like amazing, outstanding, spectacular, and breathtaking do not even begin to describe this palace. Located in Jodhpur, India, this is without a doubt one of the best palaces in the world. This serves as the home of Gaj Singh and the erstwhile Jodhpur royal family. This palace gets its name from Maharaja Umaid Singh, who was Gaj Singh’s grandfather. This palace has 347 rooms, it has a museum within its walls, and it has a section managed by the Taj Hotels. The construction of the Umaid Bhawan Palace began in November 1929, and it took 14 years to complete.

3. Palace of Versailles – Île-de-France, France

This Palace of Versailles is nothing short of spectacular, with this amazing photo highlighting its extent and its outstanding beauty. The beautiful and expertly maintained surrounding is a huge contrast of how this area used to look like during the construction and its initial completion because it was built in the midst of a small 11th-century village.

2. Rundale Palace – Latvia

This is the aerial view of the magnificent Rundāle Palace, one of the locations that the Dukes of Courland since 1768 would call home, in Pilsrundāle, present day Latvia. The construction of this palace began in 1736 and continued through to 1768. Ernst Johann von Biron, the Duke of Courland back in 1735 bought this land, despite having an old medieval castle in its area. After demolishing the old castle, the construction began and continued slowly until 1740, the year Biron fell from grace. The empty and unfinished shell stood there until 1762, the year that Biron returned from exile. Upon its completion in 1768 under Rastrelli’s supervision, Biron moved in the same year and made sure to visit it every summer until he died in 1772.

1. Schönbrunn Palace – Vienna, Austria

Located in Vienna, Austria, this beautiful palace is arguably the most significant historical, cultural, and architectural monuments in the country. Before the construction of this palace, a huge mansion called the Katterburg stood in its place. The Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II bought the land in 1569 and placed game there for hunting, and exotic birds just for viewing. The area became famous for recreation and hunting, and people would spend a lot of time there.