Royal Pavilion was built as a pleasure palace for King George IV. Building started in 1787, but the main part was constructed between 1815 and 1822, by the architect John ... read more
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso is the "Versailles of Spain", and was built 1721-24 for King Philip V, the Spanish grandson of Louis XIV. It is ... read more
Royal Palace of Gödöllő was built by Count Antal Grassalkovich I (1694–1771), a confident of Maria Theresa, but was acquired by the crown in 1867 and became a ... read more
Royal Palace of Caserta, is one of the largest royal residences in the world and is surrounded by a 120 ha baroque park, with formal vistas, fountains and cascades. The ... read more
Royal Palace museum Capodimonte, now a museum, was one of the two Royal palaces in Naples. It was a summer palace, hunting lodge and residence for the Kings of Two ... read more
Mariemont, also Morlanwelz-Mariemont, is a former royal estate and hunting park created in the 16th century by Mary of Hungary. Today it is a museum, surrounded by a 45 ... read more
The Royal Monastery of Pedralbes, today a museum showing the collections of the Museum of Barcelona, dates back to the 14th century. It was founded by Queen Elisenda de ... read more
The El Escorial Abbey Palace is the immense complex, built by Philip II, in honour of his father Charles V. It is a Royal Palace, a monastery, a mausoleum, with stunning ... read more
Royal Djurgården-Royal National City Park: In 1995, the area comprising Ulriksdal, Haga, Brunnsviken and Djurgården became the world's first National City Park, ... read more
Royal Carthusian Monastery of Valldemossa dates back to 1309 when it was built as a Royal palace. It became a monastery in 1399. Chopin stayed here in winter 1838-1839 ... read more
Rowallane Gardens, covering 20 ha (50 acres) are surrounding Rowallane House. They were created by the Reverend John Moore in the mid-1860s and later developed by his ... read more
Rousham House has been in the hands of the Dormer-Cottrell family since it was built in 1635 by Sir Robert Dormer. The house, remodelled in the 18th century by William ... read more
Rosersberg Palace was built by the Oxenstierna family in the 1630s before it became a royal palace in 1762. It contains well-preserved interiors and collections from ... read more
Rosendal Palace, located at the Djurgården hunting park, was built in the 1820s for King Karl Johan, the first Bernadotte. The palace stands today largely as it did in ... read more
Romantic Gardens Sanderumgaard was created by Johan von Bülow, who was Lord Chamberlain to Crown Prince Frederik, early 1800. The land was alder swamp and had to be ... read more
Rodriguez-Acosta Museum is the country house where famous Spanish painter from Granada, Jose María Rodríguez-Acosta (1878-1941) lived and worked. The house, with ... read more
Rockingham Castle, dating back to William the Conquerer, 11th century, has been for over 450 years in the family of the present owner, James Saunders Watson. The Castle, ... read more
Rocca di Lonato dates back to the 10th century. Today it includes the beautiful natural garden, the Museum-House (the Podestà), the Library and the Visconti-Venetian ... read more
Ringve Music Museum, opened in 1952, features musical instruments from all over the world. The original collection was brought together by Victoria Bachke, the ... read more
Ringve Botanical Garden is around 13 ha and was opened as part of the NTNU University Museum in 1973. The plants in the botanical garden are living collections used for ... read more