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Bishop's Palace (other)
Bishop's Palace may refer to the official residence of any bishop, such as those listed in the :Episcopal palaces. Specific residences called Bishop's Palace include: Poland * Palace of the Kraków Bishops in Kielce, Poland * Bishop's Palace, Kraków, Poland United Kingdom England * Bishop's Palace, Auckland, County Durham * Bishop's Waltham Palace, Hampshire * Bishop's Palace, Bromley, Kent * Old Bishop's Palace, Chester, Cheshire * Lambeth Palace, London * Bishop's Palace, Lichfield, Staffordshire * Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace, Lincolnshire * Sonning Bishop's Palace, Berkshire * Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset * Bishopthorpe Palace, North Yorkshire * The Old Palace, Worcester, Worcestershire Scotland * Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall, Orkney Wales * Lamphey Bishop's Palace, Pembrokeshire * Bishop's Palace, Llandaff, Cardiff * Mathern Palace, Monmouthshire * St Davids Bishops Palace, Pembrokeshire Other places * Prince-Bishops' Palace (Liège), Belgium * Kroměří ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Residence
An official residence is the residence of a head of state, head of government, governor, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure. It may be the same place where they conduct their work-related functions. List of official residences, by country Afghanistan * Arg (Cabinet) Albania * Prime Minister's Office * Pallati i Brigadave * Ish-Blloku (former residence of Enver Hoxha) Algeria * El Mouradia Presidential Palace Angola * Presidential Palace Antigua and Barbuda * Government House ( Governor-General) Argentina * Casa Rosada ( Presidential office) * Quinta de Olivos (Presidential residence) * Chapadmalal Residence (Summer House) Armenia * President's Residence * Prime Minister's Residence * Government House * Prime Minister's Vacation House, in Sevan (President, retreat) Australia Federal * Government House (Monarchy, Governor-General) * Admiralty House (Monarchy, Governor-General, Sydney residence) * The Lodge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamphey Bishop's Palace
Lamphey Bishop's Palace or Lamphey Palace is a ruined medieval building complex in Lamphey, Pembrokeshire and is a scheduled ancient monument which has had Grade I Listed building designation since May 1970. In the past, it has also been known as Lamphey Court. History Whilst early thirteenth-century fragments from the old hall still exist, the palace, including the great hall, was largely constructed under Bishop Henry de Gower, Bishop of St David's (1328–1347) and was used by high-ranking clergy. The palace was built in three stages and originally had over 20 rooms and featured fishponds, orchards, fruit and herb gardens and areas of parkland with grazing deer. The palace was surrendered to the crown in 1546 during the reign Henry VIII and granted to Richard Devereux and subsequently the Earls of Essex. Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex lived in the palace as a child. The palace was sold to the Owens of Orielton in 1683, possibly due to damage in the English Civil Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's Palace, Galveston
The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas. History The Gresham mansion was made all of stone, and was sturdy enough to withstand the great hurricane of 1900. The Greshams welcomed hundreds of survivors of the hurricane into their home. The house was built between 1887 and 1893 by Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton for lawyer and politician Walter Gresham, his wife Josephine, and their nine children. In 1923 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston purchased the house, and, situated across the street from the Sacred Heart Church, it served as the residence for Bishop Christopher E. Byrne. After the diocesan offices were moved to Houston, the diocese opened the mansion to the public in 1963, with proceeds from tours being used to help fund the UT medical school's Newman Center, which operated in the basement. The home is estimated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Bishop's Palace In Oslo
The Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo (''Oslo Bispeborg'') was the residence of the Roman Catholic bishops of Oslo. The estate is located in what is now called Gamlebyen (old town) in Oslo, Norway. Various remnants of the medieval bishop's original palace are still visible. History The construction was begun around 1210 by the then bishop, Nikolas Arnesson, continuing through to the early 14th century. The palace built in stone replaced a previous bishop's residence built in wood, established in the 12th century. The main buildings were surrounded by tall walls, and from a tower, a wooden bridge connected the palace to the neighboring Hallvards Cathedral. The palace was built like a fortified castle. Together with the cathedral, the palace was not only a religious centre in Middle Age Oslo, it was also of significant political importance. The first agreement of union between Norway and Sweden was signed in the bishop's palace just after the death of Håkon V of Norway, in 1319. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's Palace Of Astorga
The Episcopal Palace of Astorga, Spain, Astorga (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Palacio Episcopal de Astorga'') is a building by Catalans, Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. It was built between 1889 and 1913. Designed in the Catalan Modernisme style, it is one of only three buildings by Gaudí outside Catalonia. History When the original Episcopal Palace was destroyed by a fire in the 19th century, Bishop Juan Bautista Grau y Vallespinos of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Astorga decided to assign the design of the new building to his friend Antoni Gaudí. The two had become friends when Grau was Vicar-General in the Archdiocese of Tarragona and had inaugurated a church for which the architect had designed the high altar. When Gaudí received the commission, he was still working at the Palau Güell in Barcelona, and thus he could not move to Astorga to study the terrain and the area of the new construction. He therefore asked the bishop to send him photographs so Gaudí could plan t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop's Palace, Valletta
The Archbishop's Palace or Archiepiscopal Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz tal-Arċisqof), known prior to 1944 as the Bishop's Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz tal-Isqof), is a palatial building in Valletta, Malta which is a residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Malta. It was constructed in the 17th century. History The palace was purpose-built as a residence for Baldassare Cagliares, the first Maltese-born Bishop of Malta, between 1622 and 1631. It was designed by the architect Tommaso Dingli. The building's construction was controversial, as the Order of St. John which at the time ruled Malta regarded Cagliares' plans to move the Bishop's seat to Valletta as impinging upon their jurisdiction over the city. Nevertheless, the building was mostly completed and the Diocese of Malta's administrative seat and Bishop's residence moved to Valletta by the mid-1630s. The cost of construction up to 1631 amounted to 12,000 scudi. Apart from administrative and residential functions, the palace was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop's Palace, Mdina
The Archbishop's Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz tal-Arċisqof), known prior to 1944 as the Bishop's Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz tal-Isqof), is a palatial building in Mdina, Malta which is a residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Malta. It was constructed in the early 18th century, and it is located close to St Paul's Cathedral and the Mdina Cathedral Museum. History A Bishop's residence existed in Mdina in 1445, and amongst other functions it housed the diocese's archives (''Archivum Archiepiscopalis Melitensis'', AAM). The residence and administrative seat moved from Mdina to a second Bishop's Palace in the capital city of Valletta in the mid-1630s. The present building was constructed between 1718 and 1720 according to the designs of architect Lorenzo Gafà, shortly after the reconstruction of the adjacent St Paul's Cathedral. On 10 June 1798, during the French invasion of Malta, the palace hosted a council meeting during which city officials decided to surrender Mdina to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's Palace, Birgu
The Bishop's Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz tal-Isqof) is a palatial building in Birgu, Malta which was a residence of the Roman Catholic Bishops of Malta. It was constructed in the 16th century. History The building which later became known as the Bishop's Palace was originally built in around the 16th century. It belonged to the Abela family (ancestors of Giovanni Francesco Abela) until it was purchased by Bishop Domenico Cubelles in 1542. Apart from being a residence for the Bishop, the building also housed the Curia and an ecclesiastical tribunal. A prison where detainees awaiting trial or serving sentences handed out by the Bishop's court was also located in an adjacent annex. After Valletta replaced Birgu as Malta's capital city in the 1570s, the Curia initially remained in the Birgu palace as Malta's Hospitaller rulers were against moving the Bishop's seat to the new city. The palace was modified by Baldassare Cagliares who was Bishop from 1615 to 1633, but during his episcopa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Würzburg Residence
The Würzburg Residence (German: ''Würzburger Residenz'') is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, representatives of the Austrian/South German Baroque style, were involved in the construction, as well as Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand, who were followers of the French Style. Balthasar Neumann, court architect of the Bishop of Würzburg, was the principal architect of the Residence, which was commissioned by the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn and his brother Friedrich Carl von Schönborn in 1720, and completed in 1744. The Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, assisted by his son, Domenico, painted frescoes in the building. Interiors considered masterworks of Baroque/Rococo or Neoclassical architecture and art include the grand staircase, the chapel, and the Imperial Hall. The building was reportedly called the "largest parsonage in Europe" by Napoleon. It was heavily damaged by A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop's Palace, Castres
The Goya Museum (in French: Musée Goya) is an art museum located in Castres, France.Goya Museum Les amis des Musées de Castres The museum was originally established in 1840 and is named after the Spanish painter . The museum is located in the old Bishop's Palace, which was built in 1675 and is based on the design of , who was an architect of the |
Kroměříž Bishop's Palace
Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts Villages of Bílany, Drahlov, Hradisko, Kotojedy, Postoupky, Těšnovice, Trávník, Vážany and Zlámanka are administrative parts of Kroměříž. Geography Kroměříž is located about northwest of Zlín. About two thirds of the municipal territory lies in the Litenčice Hills, eastern part lies in the Upper Morava Valley. A small southern part extends into the Chřiby mountain range. The highest point of the territory is the hill Obora with an elevation of . The town is situated on both banks of the Morava River. History The first written mention of Kroměříž (under its Latin name ''Cromezir'') is in a document w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince-Bishops' Palace (Liège)
The Palace of the Prince-Bishops (french: Palais des Princes-Evêques) is a historic building situated on the Place Saint-Lambert in the centre of Liège, Belgium. It was the residence of former Prince-Bishops of Liège and once faced the monumental Cathedral of St. Lambert. It now houses the Palace of Justice of Liège and the Provincial Palace, i.e. the government building of Liège Province. History The Palace of the Prince-Bishops' imposing facade dominates the end of the Place Saint-Lambert The Place Saint-Lambert is a square in the centre of Liège, Belgium. Until 1794, it was the site of St. Lambert's Cathedral. Remains of the foundations of the cathedral have been conserved, and are on display at the Archéoforum, under the squ ..., centre of commercial life in Liège, where the Cathedral of St. Lambert formerly stood. Two buildings preceded the present palace, a first palace integrated with the fortifications was built about 1000 CE by Bishop Notger, but it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
