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October 13th, 2012, 07:34 AM
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Smoking is good for you.
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Colombia:
Congress Palace image hosted on flickr
 Capitolio Nacional - Bogotá - Colombia - by A-Q-A- mon-T, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Bogota - Colômbia - 02/2011 by Marcão - Pet, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Capitolio Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá by twiga_swala, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  DSC01556 by FalcoRuiz, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  DSC01530 by FalcoRuiz, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  DSC01580 by FalcoRuiz, on Flickr |
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October 13th, 2012, 07:36 AM
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Smoking is good for you.
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Colombia:
Nariño Palace |
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October 13th, 2012, 03:18 PM
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MASUKI Team
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Italy
Scicli is a little town in south of Sicily and this is baroque palace of 'Palazzo Beneventano'. (World Unesco Heritage) Palazzo Beneventano, Scicli (province of Ragusa)  www.sciclinews.com  www.siciliaorientale.com  www.terrabarocca.it
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October 13th, 2012, 11:30 PM
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Palacio de Santa Catalina, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Since 1540 it has been the official residence of every governor of Puerto Rico and it's still the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas. It was occupied two times by foreing invasion. The first one by George Clifford (Count of Cumberland) in 1598 and the second one by dutch Baldwin Heinrich (please excuse my dutch) in 1625. According to tradition, in 1898, moments before the americans took control of the island after the spanish-american war, governor Ricardo de Ortega (the last spanish governor) broke a clock with his sword marking the last moment of spanish rule in Puerto Rico. The clock remains exactly the same (marking the last hour) ever since. It was listed by UNESCO in 1983 as a World Heritage Site. Here some pictures:
image hosted on flickr  Palacio de Santa Catalina (La Fortaleza) por B0riCuA, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Moorish Bench in Gardens of La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Caja de las Tres Llaves, La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Royal Seal of Ferdinand and Isabela, La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, PR por Piece of Eight, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Palacio de Santa Catalina "La Fortaleza", San Juan, PR por sun_shine1953, en Flickr
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October 13th, 2012, 11:51 PM
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Some more pics....
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 La Fortaleza, The Governor's manssion inner patio, San Juan, Puerto Rico por Fernando Cuevas, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, The Governor's manssion, San Juan, Puerto Rico por Fernando Cuevas, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza por blkhawk68, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  PUERTO RICO JAN 2012 - LA FORTALEZA GATE AND GUARD HOUSE. por AbuelaMom, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, San Juan por DanaGC, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  La Fortaleza, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 2009 por Rekha Sekhri, en Flickr
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October 18th, 2012, 10:56 AM
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Palaces of the Pacific - Humble but important for their people
Original Royal Palace, Nuku'Alofa Tonga.
 The Throne Room.  During the demolition prior to the commencement of the substantial extension completed at the end of 2010.  Now.   Adorned with the Royal Colours of Mourning for the Funeral of His Late Majesty King Siaosi Tupou V. The Royal Catafalque is seen outside leaving the Royal Compound carried by over 100 men to the final service and burial. 
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October 18th, 2012, 11:10 AM
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Palaces of the Pacific - Humble but important for their people
Iolani Palace, Honolulu Hawaii
    The last inhabitant. Queen Liliuokalani. 
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October 18th, 2012, 11:39 AM
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Palaces of the Pacific - Humble but important for their people
I guess this might not count as a Palace, however this is the official residence of the Maori King. It is a complex of buildings (Turangawaewae Marae) with the following notable buildings:
1. Mahinarangi - a reception hall for the King to host guests 2. Turongo - containing the private rooms of the King 3. Raukawa Iti - containing rooms for the King's guests 4. Kimiora - a large banqueting facility capable of hosting hundreds of diners in one sitting 5. Grace and favour cottages for workers (Ringawera) and close members of the King's family (Kahui Ariki). There are also smaller dining facilities for larger occassions to be used as overflow during large tribal gatherings and large guest houses to sleep communually up to 1000 people. Mahinarangi in the middle and Turongo to the right. To the left of Mahinarangi is now Raukawa Iti. image hosted on flickr  Inside Mahinarangi with Kiingi Tuheitia. image hosted on flickr  Kimiora. The two A frame rooves to the right are Pare Hauraki and Pare Waikato - two guest sleeping houses with kitchens and dining rooms to house people during important tribal gatherings such as the King's annual coronation commemorations (Koroneihana). image hosted on flickr 
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October 18th, 2012, 02:12 PM
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A couple of various 17 and 18-century palaces in Sweden.
First up the Royal palaces. Tullgarn palace. Built 1727.  Source: Wikipedia. Rosersbergs palace. Built 1634-38.  Source: Wikipedia Drottningholms palace. Built 1662.  Source: Wikipedia Stockholm palace Built 1697-1750 on top of a midevil castle.  Source: Wikipedia Strömsholms palace. Built 1681 with older parts from 1550.  Source: Wikipedia Ulriksdals palace. Built 1638-1645.  Source: Wikipedia Some other palaces around sweden. Steninge palace from around 1690.  Source: Wikipedia Skokloster palace. Built 1654-1676  Source: Wikipedia Ericsbergs palace. Built inbetween 1650-1700. 
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December 2nd, 2012, 05:12 AM
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Below are some of the photos of the finest 'classical' house/mansion in the Philippines w/c is located south of the capital, Manila. It was constructed in a span of 16 years and has a sprawling lot area of 3.5 hectares on the topmost part of the City.
The house was patterned with the most beautiful ever constructed structure in the world w/c is the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The interior space covers around 6,800 sqm with 50 rooms/division and its interiors were inspired by the various palaces in Europe. The finishing were tastefully crafted to the highest standards akin to that of the finest palaces found in Europe. To name a few, all rooms have 24 karat gold bathroom fixtures while the furnishings were inspired by Louis IV furniture. image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr  image hosted on flickr 
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Philippines Tallest: 1. PBCom Tower 55 fl 259m.(Antenna), 241m. (Radio Tower), 222m.( Rooftop)(Final Official Height) 2. Gramercy Residences 72fl 250m. (Rooftop) (Final Official height accdg. to CPI) 3. Shangrila Hotel @ The Fort 65fl. 250m. 4. Grand Hyatt @ The Fort 66fl. 250m. 5. Trump Tower 60fl 250m. (Antenna)???? 6. Stratford Residences 76fl 244m. (Rooftop) based on BCI Asia Technical Details) 7. Discovery Primea 239m. (Rooftop) 250m.(still to be confirmed) |
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December 4th, 2012, 01:12 AM
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The Biltmore Ashville NC
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December 4th, 2012, 06:18 PM
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 You have absolutely no ideas how European Palaces look like. That building is just another ugly fake neoclassical building in Asia.Some French palaces in Vietnam Grand Palace, Hanoi image hosted on flickr  HANOÏ - Musée by manhhai, on Flickr President Palace(Former Governeur Palace), Hanoi image hosted on flickr  Hanoi Vietnam 1st May 2012 by loose_grip_99, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  779_001 by manhhai, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Dinh Toàn quyền Đông Dương by manhhai, on Flickr
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December 6th, 2012, 04:02 AM
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Of course, its one of the 'finest' neoclassical architecture we have in the Philippines and its not really a palace but a private mansion. I did not say its the finest amongst the palaces/structures of the world, right?
When you look at classic architecture, we mostly derive ideas from European structures, agree? So i guess this is probably one of the best example for that in our country. So i don't think its wrong to post such great structures from your homeland. Quote:
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Philippines Tallest: 1. PBCom Tower 55 fl 259m.(Antenna), 241m. (Radio Tower), 222m.( Rooftop)(Final Official Height) 2. Gramercy Residences 72fl 250m. (Rooftop) (Final Official height accdg. to CPI) 3. Shangrila Hotel @ The Fort 65fl. 250m. 4. Grand Hyatt @ The Fort 66fl. 250m. 5. Trump Tower 60fl 250m. (Antenna)???? 6. Stratford Residences 76fl 244m. (Rooftop) based on BCI Asia Technical Details) 7. Discovery Primea 239m. (Rooftop) 250m.(still to be confirmed) |
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December 6th, 2012, 07:14 AM
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PALACIO LEGISLATIVO MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY
     
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December 8th, 2012, 01:22 PM
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Hi !
what a nice post of all nice looking beauties and photo . i feel proude to lok like this . http://www.dogkennel.ie/ |
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December 12th, 2012, 05:05 PM
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Such beautiful places!
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December 13th, 2012, 08:34 PM
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Puerto Rico's Capitol Building
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 Capitolio ...IMG_3376 por XimoPons, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Capitolio de Puerto Rico, San Juan por twiga_swala, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Capitolio de Puerto Rico, San Juan por twiga_swala, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Capitol Building of Puerto Rico San Juan 008 por markpwylie, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Capitol Building of Puerto Rico San Juan 009 por markpwylie, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Capitol Building of Puerto Rico San Juan 012 por markpwylie, en Flickr image hosted on flickr  Capitol Building of Puerto Rico San Juan 014 por markpwylie, en Flickr
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January 30th, 2013, 02:23 PM
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SIAK PALACE
located in Siak Sri Indrapura, riau province, Indonesia (taken from http://awibowo325.wordpress.com/page/24/)  table set.  A very luxurious dining room with gold plated chairs  The Comet, an antique gramaphone. only 2 in the world, in germany and in this palace |
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January 30th, 2013, 02:32 PM
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