Bagh-e Bala Palace, Royal palace on hilltop in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Bagh-e Bala Palace is a former royal palace on a hilltop in Kabul's Bagh-e Bala park. Its rectangular main block stands on a low plinth, with tall rectangular windows and low arched porches along the front. The flat roof has a low parapet and carries two blue domes with white bases and small finials, flanked by two smaller matching domes toward the front corners. The light beige masonry contrasts with the bright blue roofs.

Emir Abdur Rahman Khan built this palace in 1893 as a summer residence during a period of consolidating royal authority. The site later became Afghanistan's National Museum in 1919.

The Dari name Bagh-e Bala means "High Garden", and the palace stands inside the hilltop park of that name near Karte Parwan, among pine trees. A large pool was added to the grounds in the 1970s. The surrounding garden area has since become a large public park used by Kabul residents.

The palace stands on a hilltop inside the Bagh-e Bala public park near Karte Parwan, and the grounds are reached on foot through the park. A large pool added in the 1970s lies by the building, and pine trees surround it. The interior is not in official use, so the exterior, pool and park paths are what can be seen.

The palace's most unusual episode came in 1919, when it briefly housed the National Museum of Afghanistan before the collection was moved elsewhere. It then became a military house under King Ghazi Amanullah Khan, and by 1930 it stood abandoned until its 1960s renovation as a restaurant.