The Palace of Shadows (Known as the Palace of Lights until larger buildings cast it into darkness) was an opulent but ancient building in Sanctaphrax, located between the College of Cloud and the Institute of Ice and Snow. Traditionally, the palace was the home of the Most High Academe of Sanctaphrax, but after the Great Purges, the High Academe moved to a more modern building and the palace was abandoned, save for its ancient caretaker, Tweezel. Linius Pallitax attempted to revive the tradition when he became High Academe, moving into the palace himself. During the events of The Curse of the Gloamglozer, the Palace of Shadows was consumed in a fire caused by Linius Pallitax knocking over a candelabra.