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Portugal Tricentenary of the National Palace of Mafra September 18, 2017 National Palace of Mafra is a monumental palace-monastery located in Mafra, 28 km from Lisbon. The Baroque and Neoclassical style complex was completed in 1730 and was declared a national monument in 1907.  |
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Portugal Belém Palace September 17, 2009 Belém Palace (formally the National Palace of Belém) is located in the Belém District of Lisbon. The Mannerism style building is the current official residence of the president of the Portuguese Republic.  |
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A few more from Great Britain... Balmoral Castle, the royal residence in Scotland. From the miniature sheet issued in 2019 to commemorate the legacy of Price Albert, part of a set issued to mark the bicentennial of the birth of Queen Victoria:  These two stamps are from a set issued in 2016 to commemorate the work of the great garden designer Capability Brown. This £1.05 stamp shows Alnwick Castle in Northumberland:  This first class stamp shows Highclere Castle in Hampshire. This castle is better known to TV and film viewers as 'Downton Abbey'.  |
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Italy Italian Capital of Culture February 26, 2024 Ducal Palace is a 15th century Renaissance style building in the city center of Pesaro. It became part of the Pesaro Museums district in 2021 and is a landmark of the city.  |
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Czech Republic Beauties of Our Country March 13, 2024 Loket Castle is located in Loket in the Karlovy Vary Region. The 12th-century Gothic castle is built on a massive rock surrounded on three sides by the Ohre river. It is today a museum and national monument.  |
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Ukraine Tourism - Rivne Region December 15, 2021 Dubno Castle is located on a promontory overlooking the Ikva River. It was built in 1492 and is one of the oldest fortification complexes in the nation.  |
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France European Capitals - Dublin March 16, 2020 Dublin Castle is a major Irish government complex located off Dame Street in central Dublin. It was first founded during the days of King John (early 13th century), and much of the current buildings date from the 18th century.  |
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Monaco Royal Palace December 3, 2004 Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco. It was built in 1191 and became today's palace through a number of alterations over the centuries.  |
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United Nations (Vienna) Definitive Issue March 1, 2002 Aggstein Castle is situated at 300 meters above the right bank of the Danube in Wachau, Austria. The ruined castle dates to the 12th century and was in use until mid-17th century.  |
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Italy Royal Palace of Caserta Bicentenary February 1, 1952 Royal Palace of Caserta is located 35 km north of the historic center of Naples. The Late Baroque and early Neoclassical style complex is the largest palace built in Europe during the 18th century and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.  |
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Slovakia Wedding Palace of Bytca September 19, 2014 Wedding Palace Bytca is part of a chateau complex in Bytca. It one of the most important Renaissance monuments in Slovakia as well as in Central Europe.  |
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Art Museum of Estonia September 27, 1994 Kadriorg Palace is an 18th-century Petrine Baroque palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn, The palace became the main site for the Art Museum of Estonia in 1921.  |
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Colombia Palacio de Narino September 19, 1980 Palacio de Narino is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Colombia. The neoclassical style building was complete in 1908.  |
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Netherlands The Royal Palace in The Hague June 16, 1981 Huis ten Bosch is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch. The Dutch Baroque style building was completed in mid 17th century and was renovated in the following centuries.  |
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France Clos-Lucé Palace Amboise June 23, 1973 Clos Lucé is a large chateau located in the center of Amboise, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The chateau was built in 1471 in Renaissance style.  |
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