Archbishop's Palace

Archbishop's Palace

Various residences for archbishops are locally known as the Archbishop's Palace, including the following:

*The Archbishop's Palace, Charing
*The Archbishop's Palace, Lima
*The Summer Archbishop's Palace (in Bratislava, Slovakia)
*The Archbishop's Palace, Bordeaux
*The Archbishop's Palace, Tarring (in Worthing, Sussex)
*The former Archbishop's Palace, Vilnius, the seat of the President of Lithuania
*The Archbishop's Palace, Trondheim
*The Archbishop's Palace - Braga, Portugal


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