Prince’s Palace of Monaco

The Prince's Palace of Monaco is the official residence of the Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Built in 1191 as a Genoese fortress, during its long and often dramatic history it has been bombarded and besieged by many foreign powers.
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  • Type: Palace
  • Description: official residence of the Sovereign of Monaco
  • Also known as: “Prince’s Palace” and “Princely Palace of Monaco”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate.

Museum
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The Oceanographic Museum, is a museum of marine sciences in Monaco City, Monaco. This building is part of the Institut océanographique, which is committed to sharing its knowledge of the oceans. is situated 430 metres east of Prince’s Palace of Monaco.

Church
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The , formerly called the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, or informally the Cathedral of Monaco, is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Monaco in the ward of . is situated 230 metres southeast of Prince’s Palace of Monaco.

Stadium
Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.
The , or simply Louis II, is a located in the district of , near the border with commune of . It serves primarily as a venue for Athletics and football, being the home of AS Monaco. is situated 570 metres southwest of Prince’s Palace of Monaco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Condamine and Monaco-Ville.

Suburb
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is the central ward and a quartier in the . The quartier's landmarks include Port Hercules, the , and the Princess Antoinette Park. Its farmers' market, at Place d'Armes, has been held since 1880.

Suburb
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is the southcentral ward in the . Located on a headland that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, it is nicknamed The Rock.

Suburb
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is the southernmost district of the Principality of Monaco. The district was designed by architect Manfredi Nicoletti and developed under the direction of Italian engineer Gianfranco Gilardini between the 1970s and 1990s.

Prince’s Palace of Monaco

Latitude
43.73133° or 43° 43′ 53″ north
Longitude
7.4202° or 7° 25′ 13″ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
8FM9PCJC+G3
Geo­Names ID
10278971
Wiki­data ID
Q1164788
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Prince’s Palace of Monaco” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر الأمير في موناكو”
  • Asturian: “Palaciu del Príncipe de Mónacu”
  • Belarusian: “Княжацкі палац у Манака”
  • Belarusian: “Княскі палац у Манака”
  • Catalan: “Palau del Príncep de Mònaco”
  • Chinese: “亲王宫”
  • Chinese: “摩納哥王子宮”
  • Chinese: “摩納哥親王宮”
  • Chinese: “親王宮”
  • Croatian: “Kneževska palača u Monaku”
  • Czech: “Knížecí palác v Monaku”
  • Czech: “Monacký knížecí palác”
  • Danish: “Fyrstepaladset i Monaco”
  • Dutch: “Paleis van de Prins”
  • Dutch: “Prinselijk paleis van Monaco”
  • Esperanto: “Palaco de la Princo de Monako”
  • Esperanto: “Princa palaco”
  • Finnish: “Monacon ruhtinaallinen palatsi”
  • French: “Palais de Monaco”
  • French: “Palais des Princes de Monaco”
  • French: “Palais du Prince”
  • French: “palais princier de Monaco”
  • French: “palais princier”
  • French: “Palais Princier”
  • German: “Fürstenpalast in Monaco”
  • Greek: “Παλάτι του Μονακό”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון מונקו”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Pangeran Monako”
  • Italian: “Palazzo dei Principi di Monaco”
  • Italian: “Palazzo Grimaldi”
  • Japanese: “モナコ公宮殿”
  • Japanese: “モナコ公爵宮殿”
  • Japanese: “モナコ大公宮殿”
  • Korean: “모나코 대공궁”
  • Latvian: “Monako pils”
  • Ligurian: “Palaçi d’u Pri̍ncipu”
  • Ligurian: “Palaçi Principescu”
  • Ligurian: “U Palaçi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fyrstepalasset i Monaco”
  • Norwegian: “Fyrstepalasset i Monaco”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Palatz del Prince de Mónegue”
  • Persian: “کاخ شاهزاده موناکو”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Mônaco”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza do Mónaco”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Mônaco”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio do Mónaco”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio do Príncipe de Mônaco”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio do príncipe do Mónaco”
  • Portuguese: “Palais de Monaco”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Princiar din Monaco”
  • Russian: “Княжеский дворец в Монако”
  • Russian: “Королевский дворец в Монако”
  • Serbian: “Кнежевска палата”
  • Slovenian: “knežja palača v Monaku”
  • Spanish: “Palacio del príncipe de Mónaco”
  • Spanish: “Palacio Principesco de Mónaco”
  • Swedish: “Furstepalatset i Monaco”
  • Turkish: “Prens’in Sarayı, Monaco-Ville”
  • Turkish: “Prens’in Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Княжий палац у Монако”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung điện Ông hoàng Monaco”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung điện Thân vương Monaco”
  • Welsh: “Palas Tywysog Monaco”

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