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List of largest palaces
The following is a list of some of the largest buildings that are considered palaces in terms by area. The title of the "world's largest palace" is both difficult to award and controversial, as different countries use different standards to claim that their palace is the largest in the world.
The title of world's largest palace by area enclosed within the palace's fortified walls is held by China's Forbidden City complex in Beijing, which covers an area of 728,000 square metres (180 acres). The 980 buildings of the Forbidden City have a combined floor space of 1,614,600 square feet (150,001 m2) and contain 9,999 rooms (the ancient Chinese believed the god Yù Huáng had 10,000 rooms in his palace; so they constructed an earthly palace to have 9,999 and a half rooms, slightly fewer than in the divine palace, out of respect).
The world's largest private residence is the Lakshmi Vilas Palace, in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. The Palace itself sits on a sprawling 500 acres of land with its main building said to be nearly four times the size of the Buckingham Palace. It was designed and constructed in 1890 by the British architect Charles Mant for the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Lakshmi Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890, at a massive cost of £6,383,155 - which was equivalent to ₹76,50,00,000 (₹76.50 Crores) at the time of the completion. British officials who visited the palace very often, would simply remain awestruck by its scale & grandeur — this was part of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III subtle political messaging that Indian rulers could match European royalty.
The world's largest official residence of a head of state is the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, Republic of India. The Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India, located at the western end of Rajpath, Raisina Hill in New Delhi. The Presidential Estate is spread on sprawling 320 acres (130 hectares) of total land area which houses the main H-shaped building covering a massive 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) of total floor area across 340 massive rooms and featuring a total of 2.50 kilometre long corridors. The entire structure was built using 700 million bricks and 3,000,000 cu ft (85,000 m3) of stone with little steel. The primary building sits in the centre of the estate, surrounded by multiple official buildings, massive yet beautiful gardens, lawns & large courtyards.
The world's largest private residence of functioning monarch is the Istana Nurul Iman in Brunei, with 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 1,788 rooms. The building also has 257 bathrooms, a banqueting hall that can seat 5,000 guests, a garage that can fit 110 cars, five swimming pools, and an air-conditioned stable that can fit up to 200 polo ponies.
The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, with 1000 rooms on 13 levels, and over 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft) of floor space, is one of the largest palaces in the world by floor area. It was the winter residence of the Dalai Lama until 1959. (Many sources give the area as 360,000 square metres (3,900,000 sq ft).)
In the castle category, Prague and Malbork castles claim to be the world's largest. However, the task is made more difficult by the fact that castles underwent changes over centuries and were not originally intended to be palaces, but military strongholds, although most of the existing castles were either converted to palaces or a palace building was added to them. In addition to the difficulty of area measurement by floor area, land area and garden area, we are faced the question if the castle should be considered as it exists or in its historically most extended form. Prague castle is the biggest castle according to the Guinness Book of Records with area of 70,000 square metres (750,000 square feet), but this area does not contain the castle gardens, stables and Letohrádek Královny Anny located on a separate hill. Malbork Castle claims to be the biggest and bases this claim on the property lot size listed in UNESCO world heritage records with a lot size of 18.038 ha (44.57 acres).
While many buildings carry the title of palace, they either are no longer, or were never intended to be, used as a royal residence, a sovereign's residence or an episcopal residence.
List of largest palaces
The following is a list of some of the largest buildings that are considered palaces in terms by area. The title of the "world's largest palace" is both difficult to award and controversial, as different countries use different standards to claim that their palace is the largest in the world.
The title of world's largest palace by area enclosed within the palace's fortified walls is held by China's Forbidden City complex in Beijing, which covers an area of 728,000 square metres (180 acres). The 980 buildings of the Forbidden City have a combined floor space of 1,614,600 square feet (150,001 m2) and contain 9,999 rooms (the ancient Chinese believed the god Yù Huáng had 10,000 rooms in his palace; so they constructed an earthly palace to have 9,999 and a half rooms, slightly fewer than in the divine palace, out of respect).
The world's largest private residence is the Lakshmi Vilas Palace, in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. The Palace itself sits on a sprawling 500 acres of land with its main building said to be nearly four times the size of the Buckingham Palace. It was designed and constructed in 1890 by the British architect Charles Mant for the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Lakshmi Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890, at a massive cost of £6,383,155 - which was equivalent to ₹76,50,00,000 (₹76.50 Crores) at the time of the completion. British officials who visited the palace very often, would simply remain awestruck by its scale & grandeur — this was part of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III subtle political messaging that Indian rulers could match European royalty.
The world's largest official residence of a head of state is the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, Republic of India. The Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India, located at the western end of Rajpath, Raisina Hill in New Delhi. The Presidential Estate is spread on sprawling 320 acres (130 hectares) of total land area which houses the main H-shaped building covering a massive 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) of total floor area across 340 massive rooms and featuring a total of 2.50 kilometre long corridors. The entire structure was built using 700 million bricks and 3,000,000 cu ft (85,000 m3) of stone with little steel. The primary building sits in the centre of the estate, surrounded by multiple official buildings, massive yet beautiful gardens, lawns & large courtyards.
The world's largest private residence of functioning monarch is the Istana Nurul Iman in Brunei, with 200,000 square metres (2,200,000 sq ft) of floor space and contains 1,788 rooms. The building also has 257 bathrooms, a banqueting hall that can seat 5,000 guests, a garage that can fit 110 cars, five swimming pools, and an air-conditioned stable that can fit up to 200 polo ponies.
The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, with 1000 rooms on 13 levels, and over 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft) of floor space, is one of the largest palaces in the world by floor area. It was the winter residence of the Dalai Lama until 1959. (Many sources give the area as 360,000 square metres (3,900,000 sq ft).)
In the castle category, Prague and Malbork castles claim to be the world's largest. However, the task is made more difficult by the fact that castles underwent changes over centuries and were not originally intended to be palaces, but military strongholds, although most of the existing castles were either converted to palaces or a palace building was added to them. In addition to the difficulty of area measurement by floor area, land area and garden area, we are faced the question if the castle should be considered as it exists or in its historically most extended form. Prague castle is the biggest castle according to the Guinness Book of Records with area of 70,000 square metres (750,000 square feet), but this area does not contain the castle gardens, stables and Letohrádek Královny Anny located on a separate hill. Malbork Castle claims to be the biggest and bases this claim on the property lot size listed in UNESCO world heritage records with a lot size of 18.038 ha (44.57 acres).
While many buildings carry the title of palace, they either are no longer, or were never intended to be, used as a royal residence, a sovereign's residence or an episcopal residence.