Secrets of the world’s most unusual royal buildings
Daniel Coughlin
23 October 2024
Weird and wonderful regal structures around the world
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Y Bwthyn Bach, Windsor, UK
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Y Bwthyn Bach, Windsor, UK
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Y Bwthyn Bach, Windsor, UK
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Y Bwthyn Bach, Windsor, UK
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Y Bwthyn Bach, Windsor, UK
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Y Bwthyn Bach, Windsor, UK
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Le Hameau de la Reine, Versailles, France
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Le Hameau de la Reine, Versailles, France
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Le Hameau de la Reine, Versailles, France
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Le Hameau de la Reine, Versailles, France
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Le Hameau de la Reine, Versailles, France
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Le Hameau de la Reine, Versailles, France
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Chinese Village, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia
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Chinese Village, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia
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Chinese Village, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia
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Chinese Village, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia
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Chinese Village, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia
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Chinese Village, Tsarskoe Selo, Russia
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The Sultan's Copper Tents, Stockholm, Sweden
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The Sultan's Copper Tents, Stockholm, Sweden
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The Sultan's Copper Tents, Stockholm, Sweden
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The Sultan's Copper Tents, Stockholm, Sweden
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The Sultan's Copper Tents, Stockholm, Sweden
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The Sultan's Copper Tents, Stockholm, Sweden
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Royal Pavilion, Brighton, UK
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Royal Pavilion, Brighton, UK
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Royal Pavilion, Brighton, UK
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Royal Pavilion, Brighton, UK
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Royal Pavilion, Brighton, UK
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Royal Pavilion, Brighton, UK
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Napoleon III Pavilion, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Napoleon III Pavilion, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Napoleon III Pavilion, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Napoleon III Pavilion, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Napoleon III Pavilion, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Napoleon III Pavilion, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Court, Falkland, Scotland
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Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Court, Falkland, Scotland
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Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Court, Falkland, Scotland
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Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Court, Falkland, Scotland
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Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Court, Falkland, Scotland
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Falkland Palace Royal Tennis Court, Falkland, Scotland
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Drakensteyn Castle, Baarn, Netherlands
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Drakensteyn Castle, Baarn, Netherlands
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Drakensteyn Castle, Baarn, Netherlands
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Drakensteyn Castle, Baarn, Netherlands
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Drakensteyn Castle, Baarn, Netherlands
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Drakensteyn Castle, Baarn, Netherlands
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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Schönbrunn Palace gloriette, Vienna, Austria
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Schönbrunn Palace gloriette, Vienna, Austria
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Schönbrunn Palace gloriette, Vienna, Austria
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Schönbrunn Palace gloriette, Vienna, Austria
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Schönbrunn Palace gloriette, Vienna, Austria
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Schönbrunn Palace gloriette, Vienna, Austria
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Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
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Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
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Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
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Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
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Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
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Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India
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