It was part of a general trend among the German princes to create grand new residences in that era.

Houses that had once been grand private residences were now plastered with brass plates.

They commissioned a designer to create a plan to combine them into one grand, 6,500-square-foot residence and started knocking down walls.

The rooms are in a grand 19th-century residence at 18 East 80th Street.

It was dotted by many farm houses and grand residences.

In informal usage, a "palace" can be extended to a grand residence of any kind.

Despite his financial success, he has never wanted a grander residence.

The Puffys are escorted in, afraid to enter so grand a residence.

He maintains a run-down yet grand residence where the painting is kept.

Certainly she had not envisaged this grand and elegant residence.