Palaces in East Asia, such as the imperial palaces of Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and large wooden structures in China's Forbidden City, consist of many low pavilions surrounded by vast, walled gardens, in contrast to the single building palaces of Medieval Western Europe.
Pladser i Østasien, såsom de kejserlige paladser i Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan og Kina's Den Forbudte By, består af mange lave pavilloner omgivet af store, indhegnede haver, i modsætning til de mere enkle paladser i middelalderens Vesteuropa.