Throne

The throne of the Emperor of China at the Forbidden City

A throne is the official chair or seat upon which a monarch (royal ruler) is seated on state or ceremonial occasions. The word "throne" can also refer to the monarchy itself.

Throne Media

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  A drawing of a throne, on a dais under a baldachin

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  Stone relief depicting Xerxes the Great seated on a throne

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  Throne of the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople in the Fener, Istanbul. On the dais, the Gospel Book is enthroned on a curule chair; in front of it, lower down is the patriarch's throne.

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  Drawing of the Cathedra Sancti Petri, in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

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  Throne of Charlemagne at Aachen Cathedral (790s)

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  Painting of the (later) Peacock Throne in the Diwan-i-Khas of the Red Fort, around 1850

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  Painting of the Burmese royal throne in the shape of a palin

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  The Takamikura throne kept in the Kyoto Imperial Palace is used for accession ceremonies. The metonym "Chrysanthemum Throne" is also used.

Related pages

• Enthronement