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Palace of Knossos
Imageby Mark Cartwright

Palace of Knossos

The partially reconstructed wing of the palace of Knossos c. 1500 BCE.
Palace of Malia
Imageby Mark Cartwright

Palace of Malia

Model of the Minoan palace at Malia, Crete (1675 BC-1450 BCE).
Merovingian Dynasty
Definitionby Harrison W. Mark

Merovingian Dynasty

The Merovingian Dynasty was the ruling family of the Franks from roughly 481 when Clovis I ascended the throne of the Salian Franks until 751 when Childeric III was deposed and the Merovingians were supplanted by the Carolingian Dynasty as...
Ruzhany Palace, Belarus - Reconstruction
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Ruzhany Palace, Belarus - Reconstruction

The Sapieha family - power-brokers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - built Ruzhany Palace in the late 1700s over the site of their earlier castle. In its heyday, Ruzhany’s famed theatre employed 100 performers. The palace also possessed...
Topkapi Palace Model
Imageby Mark Cartwright

Topkapi Palace Model

A scale model of the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. The palace was the residence of sultans of the Ottoman Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries CE. (Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul)
Clarendon Palace, Wiltshire, UK - Reconstruction
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Clarendon Palace, Wiltshire, UK - Reconstruction

Despite the composition of a very significant English legal document within its halls, this 12th-century palace is nearly forgotten. The ‘Constitutions of Clarendon’ were Henry II’s attempt to gain legal authority over church clerks, but...
Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti - Reconstruction
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Sans-Souci Palace, Haiti - Reconstruction

Revolutionary general Henry Christophe declared himself king over northern Haiti in 1811. According to one perspective, "Henry I" was a tin-pot dictator who forced his fellow Haitians back into virtual slavery and plunged the nation into...
Basement halls of Diocletian's Palace
Imageby Carole Raddato

Basement halls of Diocletian's Palace

The basement halls of Diocletian's Palace were originally the supporting structures of the Roman emperor's residential quarters. They reflect the layout of the upper floor halls. Diocletian's Palace (Split, Croatia) was built at the turn...
The Crystal Palace
Imageby Unknown Artist

The Crystal Palace

A detail of a contemporary print showing the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London which hosted the Great Exhibition from May to October in 1851. The innovative structure was designed by Sir Joseph Paxton and created almost one million square...
Barzan Palace by Gertrude Bell
Imageby Gertrude Bell

Barzan Palace by Gertrude Bell

A photograph by Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926) of the Barzan Palace, Hai'l, Saudi Arabia. Taken in the winter of 1913-14. (Gertrude Bell Archive)
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