On the western side of the great square of Isfahan, one of the largest and most magnificent public spaces in the world, rises a tall and elegant palace with a

Rise early in Jaipur and drive a few kilometers north into the Aravalli hills, and you come upon one of the great sights of India. Above a still lake, on

On a bend of the Chao Phraya River, a short journey upstream from Bangkok and just below the ruins of the old capital of Ayutthaya, lies one of the most

High in the mountains of the Chouf, south of Beirut, on a ridge above deep terraced valleys, stands the most beautiful palace in Lebanon. Beiteddine, whose name means the house

On the Asian shore of the Bosphorus, just beneath the great suspension bridge that now links two continents, stands a palace of gleaming white marble that seems to rise straight

In the gentle countryside of Oxfordshire, at the end of a great park landscaped around a shining lake, rises one of the most monumental houses in all of England. Blenheim

At the end of the great processional avenue of the Mall, behind its railings and its golden memorial, stands the most famous royal residence in the world. Buckingham Palace is

Above the rooftops and the winding river of Prague, on a long ridge crowned by the soaring spires of a great cathedral, spreads one of the most extraordinary royal complexes

In the very centre of the Welsh capital, ringed by a great park and the bustle of the modern city, stands a castle unlike any other, a place where two

In the heart of Seoul, tucked against the wooded hills at the northern edge of the old city, lies a palace that many consider the most beautiful of all the