Home›Palaces and Aristocratic Residences›Heritage Designation›UNESCO World HeritageBrowse ByUNESCO World HeritageFactsUNESCO World HeritageSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested2000 BCE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedCrete (Minoan civilization) 1UNESCO World HeritageFilter Results36 entriesBuilding TypeAllCastle (2)House (2)Museum (2)Palace (26)Villa (6)Building FamilyAllPalaces of Central Italy (5)Palaces of Eastern Europe and Russia (4)Palaces of Italy (10)Palaces of Northern Italy (4)Palaces of South and East Asia (2)Palaces of Southern Italy (1)Palaces of the Middle East and Africa (2)Palaces of the United Kingdom and Ireland (1)Palaces of Western Europe (17)PlaceAllAustria (2)China (2)France (2)Germany (5)Greece (1)Iran (1)Italy (10)Poland (2)Portugal (3)Russia (2)Spain (4)Sweden (1)Turkey (1)United Kingdom (1)StyleAllAncient Chinese Architecture (1)Baroque Architecture (9)English Baroque Architecture (1)Gothic Architecture (1)Herrerian Architecture (1)Islamic Architecture (1)Manueline Architecture (1)Moorish Architecture (2)Moorish Revival Architecture (1)Mudejar Architecture (1)Neo-Manueline (1)Neo-Mudéjar (1)Neoclassical Architecture (2)Ottoman Architecture (1)Qajar Architecture (1)Renaissance Architecture (9)Renaissance Revival architecture (1)Rococo Architecture (3)Romanesque Architecture (1)Romanesque Revival Architecture (1)Tibetan Architecture (1)Completed YearAll637 (1)1137 (1)1209 (1)1239 (1)1366 (1)1400 (1)1417 (1)1420 (1)1458 (1)1465 (1)1563 (1)1584 (1)1605 (1)1619 (1)1699 (1)1705 (1)1711 (1)1722 (1)1723 (1)1747 (1)1750 (1)1752 (1)1755 (1)1756 (1)1764 (1)1774 (1)1838 (1)1854 (1)1869 (1)1870 (1)1878 (1)1948 (1)2010 (1)Standing StatusAllReconstructed (1)Standing (35)ArchitectAllAndrea Palladio (1)Filippo Brunelleschi (1)GroupAllPalaces of Central Italy (5)Palaces of Eastern Europe and Russia (4)Palaces of Northern Italy (4)Palaces of South and East Asia (2)Palaces of Southern Italy (1)Palaces of the Middle East and Africa (2)Palaces of the United Kingdom and Ireland (1)Palaces of Western Europe (17)MaterialAllArch (1)Ashlar (1)Brick (4)Cast Iron (1)Column (1)Dome (1)Dougong (1)Granite (1)Post-and-Lintel Construction (1)Stone (8)Stucco (1)Timber (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 36Alcazar of SevilleUNESCO World HeritageAlhambraUNESCO World HeritageArchiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de HenaresUNESCO World HeritageBelvedere PalaceUNESCO World HeritageBlenheim PalaceUNESCO World HeritageBornstedt Crown EstateUNESCO World HeritageCatherine PalaceUNESCO World HeritageChateau de FontainebleauUNESCO World HeritageDrottningholm PalaceUNESCO World HeritageEl EscorialUNESCO World HeritageGolestan PalaceUNESCO World HeritageHerrenchiemsee PalaceUNESCO World HeritageKing's House on SchachenUNESCO World HeritageLinderhof PalaceUNESCO World HeritageMafra National PalaceUNESCO World HeritagePalace of FontainebleauUNESCO World HeritagePalazzo PittiUNESCO World HeritagePena PalaceUNESCO World HeritagePeterhof PalaceUNESCO World HeritagePotala PalaceUNESCO World HeritageRacconigi CastleUNESCO World HeritageRoyal Castle, WarsawUNESCO World HeritageRoyal Palace of CasertaUNESCO World HeritageRoyal Palace of TurinUNESCO World HeritageSanssouciUNESCO World HeritageSchonbrunn PalaceUNESCO World HeritageSintra National PalaceUNESCO World HeritageThe Forbidden CityUNESCO World HeritageTopkapi PalaceUNESCO World HeritageVilla della ReginaUNESCO World HeritageVilla d'EsteUNESCO World HeritageVilla di MarignolleUNESCO World HeritageVilla La MagiaUNESCO World HeritageVilla Medici at CareggiUNESCO World HeritageVilla RotondaUNESCO World HeritageWawel Royal CastleUNESCO World HeritageSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Palace, Ancient palacesQuote, Wikipedia: Palace, Ancient palacesThe earliest known example in the architectural sense-a large, organized complex serving political, economic, religious, and administrative functions-is the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete, built by the Minoan civilization around 2000 BC, nearly 4,000 years ago.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.