Architecture Projects tagged palace

Palazzo della Cancelleria

in Architecture by unknown ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 30 January 2009
The Palazzo della Cancelleria (Italian for "Palace of the Chancellery", meaning the Papal Chancellery) is a palace in Rome.It was constructed between 1489–1513, being the first palazzo in Rome to...

Domus Aurea

in Architecture by Severus and Celer ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 12 April 2009
The Domus Aurea (Latin for "Golden House") was a large landscaped portico villa, designed to take advantage of artificially created landscapes built in the heart of Ancient Rome by the Roman emperor...

Château de Chambord

in Architecture by Domenico da Cortona ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 5 February 2009
The Château de Chambord (Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France) is one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinct French Renaissance architecture that blends traditional...

Katsura Imperial Villa

in Architecture by Kobori Enshu ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 30 October 2009
The Katsura Imperial Villa or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan (in Nishikyo-ku, separate from the Kyoto Imperial...

Ducal Palace (Urbino, Italy)

in Architecture by Luciano Laurana ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 22 April 2009
The Ducal Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) is a Renaissance building in the Italian city of Urbino in the Marche. One of the most important monuments in Italy, it is listed as UNESCO World Heritage...

Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale)

in Architecture by unknown ()
  contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 10 April 2009
The Doge's Palace is a gothic palace in Venice. In Italian it is called the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia. The palace was the residence of the Doge of Venice. The current palace was largely constructed...

Farnese Palace

in Architecture by Antonio da Sangallo ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 13 June 2009
Palazzo Farnese is a prominent High Renaissance palace in Rome, which currently houses the French Embassy in Italy.This palace was designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger (1484-1546), one of...

Palace of Fontainebleau

in Architecture by unknown ()
  contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 5 February 2009
The Palace of Fontainebleau located 34.5 miles from the centre of Paris, is one of the largest French royal châteaux. The palace as it is today is the work of many French monarchs, building on a...

Imperial Palace, Kyoto

in Architecture by unknown ()
contributed by 2 Jordi Ber, 19 October 2009
The Kyoto Imperial Palace is an imperial palace of Japan, though the Emperor of Japan is not in residence. The Emperor has resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace since 1869 (Meiji Restoration) and...