Royal Palace

The Royal Palace, one of the most famous historical sites in Tonga, is located near the Pacific Ocean in the northwest corner of the city, Nukualofa. The King of Tonga's official residence is the wooden Palace, which was erected in 1867. The palace is not open to the public, however it can be seen from the river. The Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Tonga, a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean, is the official house of the nation's royal family, specifically the King of Tonga. The Palace is located on the waterfront in Nuku'alofa, in the northwest of the capital, with views of many distant coral islands.

It is a wooden Palace that was erected in 1867 and can be viewed from the shoreline, albeit it is not open to the public. The nation's capital city has undergone some sort of rebuilding, with the Royal Palace serving as the most prominent structure in the process. Although it has grown to five times its original size, the original Palace remains at the center of the new structure. The Palace will house all of the sovereign powers of a sovereign state like Tonga. Nonetheless, the Palace is not only the heart of the Kingdom, but also the heart of Nuku'alofa's Royal Town. This Royal Town, together with Neiafu in Vava'u, will be ruled by town councils under a Royal Charter issued on November 19, 2010 by King George Tupou V.

The king's old, meter-high stone fence was so sacrosanct that no one dared to sit on it, much less cross it. After 1990, however, King Tufahau Tupou IV erected a 3-meter high grid fence. Around some persons burst through the gates with vehicles after 2000, iron bars were installed to secure the gates. The Royal Palace, an iconic landmark on the waterfront of Nuku'alofa, the nation's capital, stands as a symbol of the Kingdom of Tonga. It is still the royal family's house to this day.

Location: Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu