Palace

The Palace was a GLA building that was necessary for GLA commanders to acquire and use the more sophisticated weapons, structures and upgrades that the GLA had to offer, as a sort of tech center. Palaces could be occupied by up to five infantrymen at a time and used as a safe house for "hero units" (Black Lotus, Colonel Burton, Jarmen Kell etc.) under the attack of superweapons or air raids, or used as a blockhouse being both a physical and combative obstacle. The palace cannot be captured by the enemy.

Infantry from within can fire on incoming threats, making the palace a heavier version of the Chinese bunker (albeit a far more expensive one), with the added benefit that several building clearing units could not kill the infantry inside (Dragon tank, Rangers via combat drop or flash-bang grenades, or toxin tractors). However, as with all garrisonable buildings, it can be cleared out with Bunker Busters deployed by stealth fighters. Whilst trivial, it is also immune to EMP effects.

Changelog

 * Zero Hour patch 1.03: fixed the crash that would occur when a stealth fighter attacked a garrisoned bunker or palace

Trivia
The palace may be an allusion to 2003's invasion on Iraq, as Saddam was accused of hiding his weapon of mass destruction in one of his palaces. Real life palace construction would be much more luxurious and elegant, with little consideration to the building's durability (other than longevity) or any other purpose.