HISTORY
Monarchy
Largest Royal Residences
This list features the largest royal residences in the world.
RANK | RESIDENCE | COUNTRY | ORIGIN | SIZE | MONARCHY |
1 | Louvre Palace | Paris, France | 1202 | 2,615,630 sq ft (0.09 sq mi) | French Monarchy |
2 | Hofburg Palace | Vienna, Austria | 1276 | 2,583,339 sq ft (0.09 sq mi) | Habsburg Dynasty |
3 | Winter Palace | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 1754 | 2,511,705 sq ft (0.09 sq mi) | House of Romanov |
4 | Astana Nurul Iman | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 2004 | 2,152,782 sq ft (0.08 sq mi) | Sultanate of Brunei |
5 | Apostolic Palace | Vatican City | 1626 | 1,743,753 sq ft (0.06 sq mi) | Catholic Church |
6 | Forbidden City | Beijing, China | 1420 | 1,600,000 sq ft (0.06 sq mi) | Imperial China |
7 | Malbork Castle | Malbork, Poland | 1274 | 1,539,239 sq ft (0.06 sq mi) | Polish Monarchy |
8 | Royal Palace of Caserta | Caserta, Italy | 1752 | 1,485,420 sq ft (0.05 sq mi) | Kingdom of Naples |
9 | Royal Palace of Madrid | Madrid, Spain | 1734 | 1,450,000 sq ft (0.05 sq mi) | Spanish Monarchy |
10 | Qasr Al Watan | Abu Dhabi, UAE | 2017 | 1,445,324 sq ft (0.05 sq mi) | Emiratis |
11 | Quirinal Palace | Rome, Italy | 1573 | 1,189,412 sq ft (0.04 sq mi) | Italian Monarchy |
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