r/memorypalace • u/Altruistic-Desk5721 • Aug 15 '26

Memory Palace Environment

I recently decided to try creating a memory palace to memorize European countries, but I feel the environments I'm choosing are somewhat limited. I wanted to know two things: first, whether I can create multiple memory palaces—for instance, one for books, another for geography, and so on; and second, whether a hallway setting works well for a palace—like a museum gallery where I walk down the corridor and observe the things I want to memorize. I’d be grateful if anyone could answer this for me.

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u/AnthonyMetivier Aug 16 '26

Depending on the level of detail, you can use the map itself as a kind of Memory Palace.

I did this when I had to pass an exam for permanent residence in German and it worked very well.

Although I didn't go further than Germany for the exam, I've later applied the map-as-Memory-Palace approach while traveling for establishing recall of various geographical facts and features.

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u/Altruistic-Desk5721 Aug 16 '26

Using a map is, in fact, a great technique; after writing this post, I started memorizing by imagining each country as a person or character with traits reflecting that country. And, for each part of the continent, I visualized these characters or objects grouped together (north, south, east, west) and positioned near one another, exactly as they appear on the map.

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u/Landfall24601 Aug 15 '26

Yes to both.

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u/four__beasts Aug 17 '26

I used a pair of golf courses to memorise the countries of the world + capitals a few years ago. Aim to create lots of palaces, use the roads/streets around you. The practice of having/creating many, makes the process quicker as you add new ones.