Jaime ordered the construction of a monumental palace at Vila Viçosa, which would become one of the royal palaces in the 17th century.

The preserve of the rich thousands of years ago, Luxor is the resting place of many monumental palaces and temples.

In the Middle Ages, the popes built their monumental Gothic palace in Avignon.

The monumental palace sits to the east.

A Map Once home to Burgundy's powerful dukes, this monumental palace is the focal point of old Dijon.

The general level is also high at French & Company, where John Martin's fiery "Pandemonium" (1841) shows the devil summoning his legions, with his monumental palace in the background.

He built a so-called Bit-hilani, a monumental palace in Neo-Hittite style discovered by Max von Oppenheim in 1911, with a rich decoration of statues and relief orthostats.

According to biblical tradition, the Israelites under Joshua conquered the city from the Canaanites who had established a monumental palace there.

Within these walls, much of which can still be seen, successive monumental palaces were built.

They created a multitude of kingdoms and small empires, built monumental palaces and temples, engaged in highly developed ceremonies, and developed an elaborate hieroglyphic writing system.