Vivid colours of Imperial Throne Hall (Geunjeongjeon) interior, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Imperial Throne Hall (Geunjeongjeon) with modern city skyline , Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Performance hall in Hue Citadel, The Imperial City of Hue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hall of Imperial College in Confucius Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Hall of Imperial College in Confucius Temple, Beijing, China, Asia

Crowds before the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Imperial Palace, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia

The imperial hall in the Residence Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

The imperial hall in the Residence Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Imperial Hall, Throne Room, The Harem, Topkapi Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

The Imperial Hall, The Harem, Topkapi Palace Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Interior dome of the Imperial Council Hall, Topkapi Palace Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

The Imperial Hall, The Harem, Topkapi Palace Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Spanish Riding School, in Hofburg palace, Vienna, Austria

At the Imperial Hall of Heaven, view into the hall, Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Kaisersaal Imperial Hall, Muenchner Residenz royal palace, home of the Wittelsbach regents until 1918, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Kaisersaal Imperial Hall, Muenchner Residenz royal palace, home of the Wittelsbach regents until 1918, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Crowd, large square, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Forbidden City, imperial palace, Beijing, People's Republic of China, Asia

Hall of the mandarins Ta Vu and Huu Vu, reflection in bronze urn, Hoang Thanh Imperial Palace, Forbidden City, Hue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vietnam, Asia

Altar with gold art and lacquer art in the Hall of Honour "The Mieu" in honor of the 10 Nguyen emperors, Hoang Thanh Imperial Palace, Forbidden City, Hue, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vietnam, Asia

Aerial photo, night shot, Christmas market, town hall, St. Patrokli Dom Cathedral, Morgner-Haus building, site of the Alte Pfalz, imperial palace, St.-Petri-Kirche church, Soest, South Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Market Square and Town Hall at dusk, historic centre, half-timbered houses, Wernigerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Aerial photo, night shot, Christmas market, town hall, St. Patrokli Dom Cathedral, Morgner-Haus building, site of the Alte Pfalz, imperial palace, St.-Petri-Kirche church, Soest, South Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ceiling fresco, Wedding at Cana by Johann Rudolf Byss and Johann Baptist Byss in Altmanni Hall in the Imperial Wing, Goettweig Abbey, Wachau, Mostviertel, Must Quarter, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Aerial photo, night shot, Christmas market, town hall, St. Patrokli Dom Cathedral, Morgner-Haus building, site of the Alte Pfalz, imperial palace, St.-Petri-Kirche church, Soest, South Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

At the Imperial Hall of Heaven, view into the hall, Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Aerial photo, night shot, Christmas market, town hall, St. Patrokli Dom Cathedral, Morgner-Haus building, site of the Alte Pfalz, imperial palace, St.-Petri-Kirche church, Soest, South Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Altmanni Hall in the Imperial Wing, Goettweig Abbey, Wachau, Mostviertel, Must Quarter, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Sultans Hall, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapi Palace Imperial Council Hall and Tower of Justice, Istanbul, Turkey

Dazheng Hall in Shenyang Imperial Palace

The throne in Chongzheng Hall, Shenyang Imperial Palace