Munich Residenz, the residence and former royal palace of Bavarian monarchs, today a museum, in central Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Palace of Saints Michael and George (Royal Palace) (City Palace) with statue, the Esplanade, Corfu Town, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Royal Palace and museum, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Royal Palace and museum, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Royal Palace and museum, Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Ornate religious pavilion, the Haw Pha Bang, Royal Palace Museum, Luang Prabang, Laos

Wat Chum Khong, in the Royal Museum complex, Luang Prabang, Laos

View over the River Vltava to Smetana Museum, Charles Bridge and the Castle District with St Vitus Cathedral and Royal Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Equestrian statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy outside the Hungarian National Gallery, part of the royal palace, Buda castle, Castle district, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Wat Chum Khong, in the Royal Museum complex, Luang Prabang, Laos

Rear facade of the Hungarian National Gallery, once part of the Royal Palace, Castle District, Pest side of the Danube, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

View over the River Vltava to Smetana Museum, Charles Bridge and the Castle District with St. Vitus Cathedral and Royal Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Europe

Buildings in Durbar Square, from the left, Hari Shankar Mandir, statue of Yoganarendra Malla on pillar, shikhara style temple, two pagoda roofed temples the right hand unlit one being the Jagan Naryan Mandir, the shikhara style Krishna Mandir, column topped by Garuda, the Bishwanath Mandir and on the extreme right the Patan Museum in the Old Royal Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Durbar Square containing from the left, the Bishwanath Mandir, Garuda statue on stone column, Patan museum in the old Royal Palace, Degu Talle and the Jagan Naryan Mandir, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Palace guard in achkan suit at former Royal Guest House now a textile museum in the Maharaja's Moon Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Palace guards in achkan suit at former Royal Guest House now a textile museum in the Maharaja's Moon Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Musicians playing traditional Khmer music in the gift shop and museum area of the Royal Palace, City Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Durbar Square at dawn, including a statue of King Yoganendra Malla on top of a stone column, the Royal Palace, now the Patan Museum, and the brick base of the Hari Shankar Mandir, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Patan, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Monks in the street outside the Royal Palace Pavilion, which now serves as a museum showcase, Luang Prabang, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Haw Pha Bang, Royal Palace Museum, Luang Prabang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Russia, St-Petersburg, The Winter Palace (Now Hermitage Museum) , Exhibition Of Catherine Ii State Coach

Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Interior view of the replica of the traditional royal hut at the Royal Palace Museum of King Mutara III Rudahigwa 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Inyambo (sacred) cows with huge horns and guardians in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Interior view of the replica of the traditional royal hut at the Royal Palace Museum of King Mutara III Rudahigwa 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Low view of Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Young woman poses with Inyambo (sacred) cows with huge horns and their keepers in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Interior view of a room in the Royal Palace Museum of King Mutara III Rudahigwa 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Painted exterior wall at the Royal Palace Museum of King Mutara III Rudahigwa 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Interior view of a room in the Royal Palace Museum of King Mutara III Rudahigwa 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Young woman stands outside replica of traditional royal hut at the Royal Palace Museum of King Mutara III Rudahigwa in 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Replica of the traditional royal hut at the Royal Palace Museum of King Mutara III Rudahigwa in 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Royal Marstall with Marstall Museum, Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Royal Marstall with Marstall Museum, Schloss Nymphenburg, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe

Royal Palace in Bad Urach, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Buda Castle, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Royal Palace of Capodimonte, National Gallery and Museum by Florentine architect Ferdinando Fuga, 1743, entry grounds with palm trees, Naples, Italy, Europe

Royal Palace, National Museum, Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Royal Palace, National Museum, Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

The Palace at Venaria Reale, Turin, Italy, Europe

Palazzo Reale, Royal Palace, Piazza Castello, historic city center, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Palazzo Reale, Royal Palace, Piazza Castello, historic city center, Turin, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Museo di Palazzo Reale palace museum, Via Balbi, Genoa, Ligury, Italy, Europe