Buckingham Palace is a building in London, England in the UK. This is where the Queen and her family live.
Buckingham Palace is 306 years old and it was built in 1703 and was
originally named Buckingham House.This building is made of bricks and
wood and glass windows.Buckingham Palace is the official London
residence and principal workplace of the British monarch. Located in the
City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and
royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British people at times
of national rejoicing and crisis.
The original early 19th-century interior designs, many of which still survive, included widespread use of brightly coloured scagliola and blue and pink lapis, on the advice of Sir Charles Long. King Edward VII oversaw a partial redecoration in a Belle Époque cream and gold colour scheme. Many smaller reception rooms are furnished in the Chinese regency style with furniture and fittings brought from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and from Carlton House. The Buckingham Palace Garden is the largest private garden in London.The Palace is 36.6 m long across, 18 m wide and 13.5m high.
Buckingham Palace is special because the magnificent rooms in the Palace are decorated with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto. Visitors are also allowed a tour of the Palace.
Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip live at Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham Palace
The original early 19th-century interior designs, many of which still survive, included widespread use of brightly coloured scagliola and blue and pink lapis, on the advice of Sir Charles Long. King Edward VII oversaw a partial redecoration in a Belle Époque cream and gold colour scheme. Many smaller reception rooms are furnished in the Chinese regency style with furniture and fittings brought from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton and from Carlton House. The Buckingham Palace Garden is the largest private garden in London.The Palace is 36.6 m long across, 18 m wide and 13.5m high.
Buckingham Palace is special because the magnificent rooms in the Palace are decorated with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto. Visitors are also allowed a tour of the Palace.
Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip live at Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham Palace
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