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For fun, I thought I'd ask the following question. If you could live in a royal palace or residence which one would you choose? Not Choose? Why? (You can list any that I haven't, including ones that are no longer lived in by the royal family).
For me: (I have not seem most of these in person, only Holyroodhouse. I especially like to hear what people who've seen them think and about the other palaces/residences)
I'd Choose:
Windsor Castle, I love its history and the grounds.
Sandringham. Despite it's size, it seems more homey and less "starchy" than some of the other royal residences. Great gardens and grounds.
Not Choose:
Holyroodhouse: I love Scotland but I found Holyrood gloomy inside. I get the impression that the Queen doesn't care for it either as she only spends the minimum required time there. Good location though.
Buckingham Palace: Too office like for me and architecturally undistingushed. Great location though although I'd prefer Kensington Palace.
Balmoral? Most of it isn't open to the public, unable to find very many interior photos so it's hard to gauge it. Although I love the Scottish highlands, they can be awfully bleak. Not a fan of shooting which seems to be the big activity there.
edited to add: I initially intended this thread to be about the British royal family residences but I'm certainly open to adding residences from other countries, including ones that are no longer lived in by royals or no longer function as palaces. Therefore I would add:
Schonnbrun Palace (Summer Palace/Vienna Austria/Hapsburg dynasty):
Although it is very grand (and not always to my taste, I'm not a fan of baroque), this palace feels like a family lived here and is still on a human scale. It is so much more than a "cut rate Versailles" which another tourist told me when I visited. The grounds are lovely. It even has its own set of "Roman Ruins" (a folly built as ruins in 1778!)
For me: (I have not seem most of these in person, only Holyroodhouse. I especially like to hear what people who've seen them think and about the other palaces/residences)
I'd Choose:
Windsor Castle, I love its history and the grounds.
Sandringham. Despite it's size, it seems more homey and less "starchy" than some of the other royal residences. Great gardens and grounds.
Not Choose:
Holyroodhouse: I love Scotland but I found Holyrood gloomy inside. I get the impression that the Queen doesn't care for it either as she only spends the minimum required time there. Good location though.
Buckingham Palace: Too office like for me and architecturally undistingushed. Great location though although I'd prefer Kensington Palace.
Balmoral? Most of it isn't open to the public, unable to find very many interior photos so it's hard to gauge it. Although I love the Scottish highlands, they can be awfully bleak. Not a fan of shooting which seems to be the big activity there.
edited to add: I initially intended this thread to be about the British royal family residences but I'm certainly open to adding residences from other countries, including ones that are no longer lived in by royals or no longer function as palaces. Therefore I would add:
Schonnbrun Palace (Summer Palace/Vienna Austria/Hapsburg dynasty):
Although it is very grand (and not always to my taste, I'm not a fan of baroque), this palace feels like a family lived here and is still on a human scale. It is so much more than a "cut rate Versailles" which another tourist told me when I visited. The grounds are lovely. It even has its own set of "Roman Ruins" (a folly built as ruins in 1778!)
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