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Crystal Palace Football Club, a football team from London
A large and lavishly ornate residence
Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system
A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions
The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished personage
{n} a royal or very grand house
A palace is a very large impressive house, especially one which is the official home of a king, queen, or president. Buckingham Palace They entered the palace courtyard
official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for ceremony and reception
n A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church is called a palace; that of the Founder of his religion was known as a field, or wayside There is progress
Acronym for Profiling ALACE float, a float with all of the capabilities of an ALACE float as well as a longer lifetime and a CTD profiler to obtain vertical temperature and salinity profiles See Davis et al (2001)
a large ornate exhibition hall
When the members of a royal palace make an announcement through an official spokesperson, they can be referred to as the Palace. The palace will not comment on questions about the family's private life. an informal name for Buckingham Palace, used especially to mean the British queen or king and his/her advisers. Royal residence, and sometimes a seat of government or a religious centre. The word derives from Rome's Palatine Hill, where the emperors built their residences. The earliest known palaces are those of the Egyptian kings at Thebes, with an outer wall enclosing a labyrinth of rooms and courtyards. Other ancient cultures also built vast palaces (e.g., the Assyrian palaces at Nimrd, Khorsabad, and Nineveh; the Minoan palace at Knossos; and the Persian palaces at Persepolis and Susa). In Rome and Constantinople, palaces reached their peak as centres of power. In Western Europe after the Middle Ages, palaces tended to be single buildings. In Renaissance Italy every prince had his royal palace, usually with an internal court surrounded by an arcade. The court of the Pitti Palace in Florence (1560) is an important example of Mannerist architecture. French palaces include the Louvre and Versailles; Spanish palaces include El Escorial and the Alhambra. In contrast to the typical Western format, East Asian palaces, such as the imperial palaces of Japan and those in Beijing's Forbidden City, consist of many buildings (in these cases, low pavilions mostly of highly decorated wood construction) within vast walled gardens. Blenheim Palace Buckingham Palace Crystal Palace Drottningholm Palace Potala Palace Tuileries Palace Vatican Palace Versailles Palace of
a large and stately mansion
the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign) a large and stately mansion a large ornate exhibition hall the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects
Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house
{i} castle, mansion
A large residence where aristocrats usually live
A royal house
Palace of Westminster
An extensive building on the north bank of the River Thames in London, housing the House of Commons and the House of Lords
palace politics
The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue

As the SACP’s deputy general secretary, Jeremy Cronin, noted in a 2008 article for New Agenda, “The ANC’s 2007 national conference created a situation in which there is the danger of further fragmentation and factionalism, palace politics, a politics of revenge and of rear-guard fight-backs”.

palace-politics
Alternative spelling of palace politics
Palace of Versailles
v. Baroque palace southwest of Paris built chiefly under Louis XIV. It was the principal residence of the French kings and the seat of government from 1682 to 1789, with some 1,000 courtiers and 4,000 attendants residing there. Originally a hunting lodge, it was enlarged by Louis XIII and Louis XIV. Louis Le Vau (1612-70), with Charles Le Brun and André Le Nôtre, began work on the palace in the 1660s. A masterpiece of formal grandeur intended as the visible expression of the glory of France, Versailles became the palatial ideal throughout Europe and the Americas. Le Nôtre's inventive arrangement of earth forms, plantings, and fountains created vistas, terraces, formal gardens, and wooded areas that celebrated the delights of both open and intimate space. After Le Vau's death, Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646-1708) was commissioned to triple the size of the palace and built the northern and southern wings, the Orangerie, and the Grand Trianon. Later additions include the Classically restrained Petit Trianon, built 1761-64 for Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour. The first scenes of the French Revolution were enacted at Versailles, which had become a symbol of royal extravagance. In 1837 Louis-Philippe restored the palace and turned it into a museum
Palace of Westminster
the official name of the Houses of Parliament in London
palace guard
group of soldiers that guard the royal palace
palace revolution
uprising plotted and carried out by members of the inner circle
palace revolution
a situation in which the people who work for a leader take control and remove that leader's power
Buckingham Palace
The British monarch or royal family
Buckingham Palace
the official London residence of the British monarch
golden palace monkey
A primate of New World monkey from Bolivia, scientific name Callicebus aureipalatii
golden palace monkeys
plural form of golden palace monkey
ice palace
A temporary structure, similar to a small palace or castle, made from blocks of ice
palace.
raajmahal
presidential palace
The White House
Sunken Palace
(Tarih) The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı - "Sunken Palace", or Yerebatan Sarnıcı - "Sunken Cistern"), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey. The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I
buckingham palace
The London residence of the British sovereign
dolmabahçe palace
(Tarih) The Dolmabahçe Palace is a palace in Istanbul, Turkey, located at the European side of the Bosphorus. The palace served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1853 to 1922, apart from a twenty-year period (1889-1909) in which the Yıldız Palace was used. On 6 September, 2007 legislation passed by the Turkish Grand National Assembly, re-transferred Dolmabahçe Palace to the Government. Hence, Dolmabahçe Palace is now the official Istanbul residence of the Turkish Prime Minister[1]
Bargello palace
{i} Museo Nazionale del Bargello, national museum in Florence (Italy) built in 1255 in which the largest Italian collection of gothic and Renaissance sculptures are displayed
Blenheim Palace
a very large and beautiful house in Oxfordshire in the UK. English residence near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, designed by John Vanbrugh and built (1705-24) by the British Parliament as a gift to John Churchill, duke of Marlborough. It is regarded as the finest example of Baroque architecture in Britain. In the early 18th century Queen Anne's gardener, Henry Wise, designed its grounds in the formal style of the Palace of Versailles; Capability Brown later redesigned them in his pastoral style, using natural-looking woods, lawns, and waterways
Buckingham Palace
the official home of the British royal family in London. The name of the Palace is sometimes used to mean the officials who are in charge of organizing the Queen's public life. London residence of the British sovereign. It takes its name from the house built there early in the 18th century for the dukes of Buckingham. Victoria was the first sovereign to live there. John Nash began the reconstruction of Buckingham House as a Neoclassical palace in 1821, but was not allowed to finish. His garden front remains virtually unchanged, but the Mall front was redesigned in 1913 by Sir Aston Webb (1849-1930) as a background for the Queen Victoria Memorial statue
Buckingham Palace
residence of the British royal family in London (England)
Crystal Palace
{i} large iron and glass building erected in Hyde Park (London, England) that accommodated the Great Exhibition in 1851 and afterwards was moved to south London (destroyed by fire in 1936)
Crystal Palace
a large building made of glass and iron, built in Hyde Park, London to contain the Great Exhibition of 1851. The building was later moved to South London, but was destroyed by fire in 1936. The name 'Crystal Palace' is still used for a football team and a district in South London. Giant glass-and-iron exhibition hall in Hyde Park, London, that housed the Great Exhibition of 1851. It was taken down and rebuilt (1852-54) at Sydenham Hill, where it survived until its destruction by fire in 1936. Designed by the greenhouse builder Sir Joseph Paxton (1801-1865), it was a remarkable assembly of prefabricated parts. Its intricate network of slender iron rods sustaining walls of clear glass established an architectural standard for later international exhibitions, likewise housed in glass conservatories
Crystal Palace Exhibition
{i} The Great Exhibition, The Great Exhibition of 1851, international exhibition that took place at the Crystal Palace (Hyde Park, London) from May 1st to October 15th 1851 (was the first of many World's Fair exhibitions of culture and industry)
Drottningholm Palace
Royal palace, near Stockholm, Sweden. It was designed by Nicodemus Tessin (1615-1681) and built 1662-86. It shows French Baroque influences in its plan, gardens, and interior, but it also has Italian Classical elements and is capped by a Nordic sateri roof. A theater attached to it was built in the 1760s and is preserved with its original sets and stage machinery as a theatrical museum. The palace was formerly the Swedish royal family's summer residence
Holyrood Palace
a large building in Edinburgh, Scotland, owned by the British royal family. It was formerly the home of the Scottish royal family, and Mary Queen of Scots lived there in the 16th century
Kensington Palace
an official royal house in central London
Lambeth Palace
a large very old building that is the official home in London of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The name Lambeth Palace is sometimes used in news reports to mean the people who are in charge of the Church of England
Potala Palace
Religious and administrative complex, near Lhasa, Tibet, China. It covers 5 sq mi (13 sq km) atop a hill 425 ft (130 m) above the Lhasa River valley. Potrang Karpo (the White Palace, completed 1648) once served as the seat of the Tibetan government and the main residence of the Dalai Lama; from the mid-18th century it was used as a winter palace. Potrang Marpo (the Red Palace, 1694) houses several chapels, sacred statues, and the tombs of eight Dalai Lamas; it remains a major pilgrimage site for Tibetan Buddhists. The complex, which has a total of 1,000 rooms, was declared a world heritage site in 1994
St James's Palace
a royal palace in central London
Tuileries Palace
French royal residence, adjacent to the Louvre in Paris, destroyed by arson in 1871. The original palace, commissioned by Catherine de Médicis, was begun in 1564 by Philibert Delorme ( 1515-1570); the next 200 years saw numerous additions and alterations by Jean Bullant (1520?-1578), Jacques du Cerceau ( 1520-1585), Louis Le Vau (1612-1670), and others. The Tuileries Gardens have changed little since Andre Le Notre redesigned them in 1664. His design extended the central walkway beyond the gardens and out into the countryside to the hilltop west of the palace, where the Arc de Triomphe now stands
Vatican Palace
Pope's residence since the late 14th century, located north of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. First enclosed in 850, the irregularly walled compound contains gardens (begun by Nero), courtyards, living quarters, galleries, the Vatican Museums and Library, and other facilities. The residence, with more than 1,400 rooms, was begun in the 13th century by Pope Nicholas III. Nicholas V founded the Vatican Library. Under Julius II, Giovanni dei Dolci built the Sistine Chapel, noted for its spectacular interior artwork including Michelangelo's ceiling; Donato Bramante completed the palace's northern facade and planned the immense Belvedere court; and Raphael painted his masterpieces in the palace. Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, employed by Paul III, designed the Sala Regia (Royal Hall) and Pauline Chapel, decorated by Michelangelo. Several chapels, along with Ottaviano Mascherino's famous Gallery of Maps, date from the late 16th century. Domenico Fontana added a wing of apartments and the present library building under Sixtus V. In the Baroque period, Urban VIII built the Matilda Chapel and, under Alexander VII, Gian Lorenzo Bernini built the Scala Regia (Royal Stairway)
lambeth palace
official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in London which is situated in Lambeth
lateran palace
the residence of the Pope until the 14th century
palaces
plural of palace
picture palace
{i} movie house, movie theater, cinema
royal palace
castle of the king, the magnificent home of the king
palace

    Hyphenation

    pal·ace

    Turkish pronunciation

    pälıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpaləs/ /ˈpæləs/

    Etymology

    [ 'pa-l&s ] (noun.) 13th century. From Middle English from Old French palais, which comes from Latin Palātium, in reference to the Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome, where the aristocracy of the Roman Republic and—later, Roman emperors—built large, splendid residences.

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