An autumn passage · September → Halloween

Come in. Make yourself at home.

The internet had rooms. One of them is still open.

A living world of rooms, avatars and conversation. Pick a look, explore a little, and find your own corner of Palace.

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First visit? Start here Original, Retro & New

Rooms, avatars & conversation

ROOM 09 / NIGHTFALLAVATAR PALACE

An imagined Palace courtyard with a seasonal tree, a teal cat caretaker and a golden smiley visitor beneath Palace doorway and skeleton constellations.

The Nightfall Room

STAY A WHILE

September dusk. A few gold leaves, a well-worn broom, and someone trying on a new look.

Quiet animations · no sound

An old gate, a few familiar props. Have a look around.

Turn on JavaScript to change the season, discover the room’s secrets, or revisit the Rain Room. All website and community links work without it.Enter Avatar Palace →

A little illustrated welcome · not a live view of the rooms

Some rooms stay with you. The Rain Room is still here.

This is Palace

A room. A face. A conversation.

Rooms hold the art and atmosphere. Avatars give people a presence. Props, smileys, and scripts make the space playful and responsive. Conversation appears inside the world.

A real doorway into Avatar Palace.Our Entry room in The Palace client, captured by Josef. Your avatar lives inside the room; the chat box and log keep the conversation close.View full-size screenshot

Learn what a first Palace visit feels like

Three doors. One Palace.

Keep the roots. Live the present. Imagine more.

01 / ORIGINAL

Original

Preserve what mattered.

The rooms, the art, the people, and the feeling that made this place worth keeping.

Explore the roots

02 / RETRO

Retro

Keep the classic spirit alive.

Express yourself, explore together, and carry the creativity and conversation forward.

Discover the classic spirit

03 / NEW

New

Build what comes next.

Thoughtful new tools for a world that still feels like Palace. Our own client is in private development.

See what is being built

Your window into Palace

Take a peek. Find your way in.

The website helps you find the door. A Palace client takes you into the rooms.

The Palace Restoration Project

The Palace

Explore illustrated rooms, expressive props and conversation with a modern Palace client.

Take a peek at The Palace

The Palace client from thepalace.app, visiting Avatar Palace. Screenshot supplied by Josef; a captured view, not live presence.
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PalaceChat · pchat.org

PalaceChat v5

Another living Palace project, with avatars, room creation, painting and video features.

Take a peek at PalaceChat v5

PalaceChat v5 from pchat.org, visiting Avatar Palace. Screenshot supplied by Josef; a captured view, not live presence.
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Windows · macOS · Linux

Get PalaceChat v5

PalaceChat: created by Jameson Heesen, owned by Elite Palaces; v5 maintained by AlexaNdrA. The Palace: The Palace Restoration Project. These are independent projects, not software made by Avatar Palace.

Both screenshots show Josef visiting Avatar Palace. Download options are supplied by each project; appearance can vary with your settings and version. On a phone? Keep the address for your desktop visit.

Recovered Avatar Palace room art · original image unchanged.
Maker and original date unresolved. Collection notes and history

A familiar doorway

Some places stay with you.

A room you remember. A face you kept. A conversation that turned into a friendship. Our history belongs beside the life of the community.

Visit the museum

Start your own little collection

Stay a little longer

Find your people. Leave your mark.

Come into the rooms, reconnect with the community, or help shape what comes next.

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What we’re building · Community care · Preservation work