Founded August 24, 1690 by Job Charnock of the East India Company, and commonly called `` The City of Palaces '', it seemed a vast and elegant place to Ann Hasseltine Judson.

East Lagoon, statue of Saint Louis, Palaces of Education and Manufacture, and wireless telegraph tower.

New York's Shun Lee Palaces, East ( 155 E. 55th St .) and West ( 43 W. 65th St .) also says that it was the first restaurant to serve General Tso's chicken and that it was invented by a Chinese immigrant chef named T. T. Wang in 1972.

During the bygone days of the British, as the capital of undivided India Calcutta was regarded as the second city of the British Empire ( after London ) and was aptly renamed " City of Palaces " and the Great Eastern Hotel was regarded as the " Jewel of the East ".

Royal castles such as the Tower of London and Windsor are owned by the Occupied Royal Palaces Estate on behalf of the nation.

Verro influenced younger artists such as Louis Laguerre and James Thornhill, and his Hampton Court Palace frescoes ( now under the care of Historic Royal Palaces ) constitute a priceless legacy.

He is also responsible for the property maintenance of the Occupied Royal Palaces ( such as Buckingham Palace and St James ' Palace ) and their gardens, for the financial aspects of Royal travel, for personnel matters in the Royal Household, for the Queen's private estates ( which include Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House ) and for the commercial activities of the Royal Collection Trust ( for which annual accounts are published ).

MVED has created educational enterprises such as Maharishi Vedic University and Maharishi Medical Center, and has overseen the construction and development of Maharishi Peace Palaces owned by the Global Country of World Peace ( GCWP ) in 30 locations in the USA.

Labelled the " Cultural Capital of India ", " The City of Processions ", " The City of Palaces ", and the " City of Joy ", Kolkata has also been home to luminaries such as Rabindranath Tagore, Subhash Chandra Bose, Mother Teresa and Satyajit Ray.

* Graves of local families related to the Palaces, such as Yogyakarta, Surakarta

In addition to his demonstrable skill as a painter, he was also in charge of designing the Western-Style Palaces in the imperial gardens of the Old Summer Palace.

Following the relocation of the imperial collections, both of the Belvedere Palaces ceased to be public museums for a while at least.

Here-where nowadays the Ataköy Marina lies-Emperor Valens built one of the two imperial Palaces bearing the name of Magnaura, while Justinian erected another Palace named Jucundianae, also placed near the seaside.

Heikhalot (" Palaces ") deals in describing the palaces of Gan Eden, and Gehinom, and contains many matters related to prayer.

The concentration of mansions and palaces in what is now the Mexico City historic center led Charles Joseph Latrobe to nickname the city, " The City of Palaces.

In 2011 The Queen's Palaces is a BBC documentary in three parts written and presented by Fiona Bruce that tells the story of the Queen's three official residences, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse which are amongst the few working royal palaces in the world today.

Since 1990 these palaces and parks are part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site.

According to Eigtved ’ s master plans for Frederikstad and the Amalienborg Palaces, the four palaces surrounding the plaza were conceived of as town mansions for the families of chosen nobility.

Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity created in 1998 to manage Britain's unoccupied royal palaces.

Historic Royal Palaces is contracted by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to manage the palaces on The Queen's behalf.

For palaces that are located in the United States, see: Category: Palaces in the United States.

This category overlaps extensively with: category: Palaces, but not all royal residences are palaces and not all palaces are royal residences.

Deoksugung, like the other " Five Grand Palaces " in Seoul, was intentionally heavily destroyed during the colonial period of Korea.

Category: Palaces in South Korea

Category: Palaces in South Korea

Changdeokgung, like the other Five Grand Palaces in Seoul, was heavily damaged during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

Category: Palaces in South Korea

Like the other Five Grand Palaces, Changgyeonggung was heavily damaged by the Japanese, previously having been destroyed by them in 1598 during the unsuccessful Japanese invasion of Korea.

Category: Palaces in South Korea

Category: Palaces in South Korea

* Kim, Dong-uk Palaces of Korea Hollym, Seoul, 2006

* The History of Japan, giving an Account of the ancient and present State and Government of that Empire ; of Its Temples, Palaces, Castles and other Buildings ; of its Metals, Minerals, Trees, Plants, Animals, Bi * rds and Fishes ; of The Chronology and Succession of the Emperors, Ecclesiastical and Secular ; of The Original Descent, Religions, Customs, and Manufactures of the Natives, and of their Trade and Commerce with the Dutch and Chinese.

In King Charles II's reign, he was employ'd under Sir Christopher Wren, in the stately buildings at Winchester ; as he was likewise in all the other publick structures, Palaces & c, erected by that great Man, under whom he was assisting, from the Beginning ( factually wrong, Hawksmoor was 14 years old then ) to the Finishing of that grand and noble Edifice the cathedral of St. Paul's, and of all the churches rebuilt after the Fire of London.

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The name of the Zhongnanhai complex, located west of the Forbidden City, means " central and southern seas / lakes ", referring to two lakes ( the " Central Sea " and " Southern Sea ") located within the compound ; it is sometimes translated as " Sea Palaces ".

The capital of Mexico, Mexico City, is traditionally nicknamed the " City of Palaces "; It was dubbed so by Alexander von Humboldt, after he visited it in the late 18th century and early 19th century.

Mysore is called the City of Palaces because of several ornate examples in the city.

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City of Palaces may refer to:

* Mysore or Maisūru-ಮ ೈ ಸ ೂ ರ ು, Karnataka, India, nicknamed City of Palaces ;

* Kolkata, India, nicknamed City of Palaces ; because of the British Raj buildings covering the cityscape in 19th Century.

* City of Palaces, convict ship to Western Australia ;

* The City of Palaces – Kolkata, India

Mysore is commonly described as the City of Palaces, however, the term " Mysore Palace " specifically refers to one within the old fort.

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