The imposing south front of Linlithgow Palace seen through its outer gate. King James V and his daughter Mary, Queen of Scots were both born here, and its origins probably date back to a royal manor house built on the site in the 1100s. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/linlithgow/linlithgowpalace/index.html
622 years ago today. David Stewart, 1st Duke of Rothesay, son of King Robert III and heir to the Scottish crown, was murdered by his uncle, Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, at Falkland Palace in Fife on 26 March 1402. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/falkland/falklandpalace/index.html
One of the most amazing rooms in Scotland. Inside the Chapel Royal at Falkland Palace in Falkland, Fife, once a favourite home of Scottish monarchs and heavily restored during a rebuild of parts of the palace in the late 19th century. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/falkland/falklandpalace/index.html
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🇫🇷 I'm not always as knowledgeable about French television as I can sometimes be about shows from the rest of the world. So I decided to go back in time and test 5 French comedies from the 80s : #Maguy, #MarcEtSophie, #ObjectifNul, #Palace and #PapaPoule.
The richly-furnished Queen's Bedchamber in the magnificent Palace at Stirling Castle. The Palace was built in the years from 1538 by James V for his new queen, Marie de Guise, though it was finished after his death in 1542. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stirling/stirlingcastle/palace.html
NY Times Climate on COP28: "Delegates are arriving with high hopes of making progress in the global fight against climate change, but it’s impossible to ignore the fact that the summit is being held inside gleaming new facilities built with oil money." #oil#palace#COP28#climate
I took this at Kumari Ghar, last year. It is in Durbar Square in Kathmandu. Kumari Ghar is the palace of the living goddess Kumari. Kumaris are drawn from the Newar community, the original inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley. The way it was explained to me, the goddess would once come down to earth to advise the ruler of Nepal, but during one of her visits, she noticed that he was lusting after her. After refusing to return for a while, she started returning to Earth in the form of a prepubescent girl. Once the girl reaches puberty, the goddess leaves the body and then she is just a person. The community then needs to find the next Kumari.
I was in the courtyard for an audience with the Kumari, where I was told to remain silent, keep my hands in a prayer shape out of respect, and not take any photos. An older woman came to the window, yelled something down, and then the Kumari came to the window.
Hawa Mahal in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Probably the most iconic spot in Jaipur, it is a former Palace. The funny thing about it is that it looks so large but there is actually nothing behind.
More details from the Peacock Gate at the City Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The dyes are all natural vegetable dyes and the work on all four gates is over 300 years old.