.....in Vienna, Austria. (5 years and 2902 days ago)

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Holyrood, Palace

Mina93 says:

Beautiful shot

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The aesthetic ambiance of this formidable fort is seen within its walls on a four level (each with a courtyard) layout plan in well turned out opulent palace complex built with red sandstone and marble consisting of the Diwan-e-Aam or the "Hall of Public Audience", the Diwan-e-Khas or the "Hall of Private Audience", the Sheesh Mahal (mirror palace) or Jai Mandir, and the Sukh Niwas where a cool climate is artificially created by winds that blow over the water cascade within the palace. Hence, the Amer Fort is also popularly known as the Amer Palace. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amer_Fort (5 years and 2907 days ago)

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Amber, Palace, Meenas, king

friiskiwi says:

I find the birsd a little distracting, might have been better if some of them were in focus.

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Originally designed as a military area, the Alhambra became the residence of royalty and of the court of Granada in the middle of the thirteenth century, after the establishment of the Nasrid kingdom and the construction of the first palace, by the founder king Mohammed ibn Yusuf ben Nasr, better known as Alhamar.

The Generalife Palace and its gardens was the area of the Alhambra that was used by sultans and monarchs for leasure and relaxing. (5 years and 2907 days ago)

Al-Haramlik Palace and royal gardens were added to the Montaza Palace grounds, being built by King Fuad I in 1932, as a summer palace. It is in a mixture of Turkish and Florentine styles, with has two towers, one rising distinctively high above with elaborated Italian Renaissance design details. The palace has long open arcades facing the sea along each floor.

Presidential residence

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Montaza, Royal, Palace

MossyB says:

The composition is pretty boring. Perhaps cropping off the empty space on the right would help it look a bit more dynamic.

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