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Founded: 12th centuryCategory: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Late Capetians (France)
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Château d'Apcher in Prunières was mentioned first time in 1180. Abandoned in the 17th century, it still has a dungeon, remains of dwellings and outbuildings, as well as a castle chapel dedicated to Saint John the Baptist with painted decorations from the 14th and 15th centuries. Located on a rocky promontory offering a unique view of the surroundings, the keep impresses with its fifteen meters height and its terrace crowned with battlements.
The Royal Palace was built in the first half of the 19th century as the Norwegian residence of King Charles III, who also reigned as king of Sweden and otherwise resided there, and is the official residence of the present Norwegian monarch. The crown prince resides at Skaugum in Asker west of Oslo. The palace has 173 rooms.
Until the completion of the Royal Palace, Norwegian royalty resided in Paleet, the magnificent town house in Christiania that the wealthy merchant Bernt Anker bequeathed to the State in 1805 to be used as a royal residence. During the last years of the union with Denmark it was used by the viceroys of Norway, and in 1814 by the first king of independent Norway, Christian Frederick.