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About Buckingham Palace


Buckingham Palace serves as both the office and London residence of Her Majesty The Queen . It is one of the few working royal palaces remaining in the world today. During the summer , visitors can tour the nineteen State Rooms , which form the heart of the Palace. These magnificent rooms are decorated with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection , including paintings by Rembrandt , Rubens and Canaletto and sculpture by Canova.

History


Buckingham Palace history is going back to the time of Queen Victoria in 1837 .
Then, the Palace has been serving as the London Royal residence. In 1703, the Duke of Buckingham had created the Buckingham House. In 1761 , George III (1738 - 1820) buy it. However , in 1825, the House was reconstructed for George IVs order with the help of John Nash. Inside Buckingham Palace are 775 rooms, which include State rooms (19), guest rooms (52), offices (92), staff rooms (188), and bathrooms (78). The Palace  is a huge collection of art works . London Buckingham Palace , also known as London palace , is used for various Royal chance such as State Visits, Investitures and so on. The State Dining room is a very important State room. The other State rooms include Ballroom, Music Room, Bow Drawing Room, The Bow Room. London Hotel Victoria is one of the famous hotels near Buckingham Palace . Other Buckingham Palace hotels include, Forty One, Jolly Hotel St. Ermin 's and The May Fair , to name a few.

Buckingham Palace, London


The 19 state rooms are open to visitors during August and September while the Queen makes her every year visit to Balmoral. The State rooms house some of the Royal family’s greatest treasures including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Canaletto. They are also exquisitely furnished with some of the finest French and English furniture . The Changing of the Guard takes place in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace at 11.30 every day in summer, every other day in winter , and lasts about 45 minutes.
The nearest tube stations are Green Park, Victoria, Hyde Park Corner and St. James's Park.

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Queen Victoria Memorial
A part of the palace is still used by the Royal family. A flag is hoisted each time the Queen is in the Palace. Other parts of the palace can be visited, including the lavishly decorated state rooms.

Some FACTS


  • Vital statistics: Buckingham Palace is 108 metres long across the front , 120 metres deep and 24 metres high. The total floor area of the Palace, from basement to roof, covers over 77,000 square metres.
  • In 1761, George III bought Buckingham House for his wife , Queen Charlotte .Buckingham House became known as the Queen's House, and there were born 15 children .
  • Buckingham Palace is an office for the Head of State, as well as a home for The Queen. Today over 800 members of staff are based at Buckingham Palace. Their jobs range from housekeeping to gardening.
  • . There are 1,514 doors and 760 windows in Buckingham Palace. All windows are cleaned every six weeks to keep them clean.
  • Some rooms at Buckingham Palace have a Chinese theme . That is because they feature furniture and décor which were originally based in the Prince Regent's oriental-style Royal Pavilion at Brighton ( later sold by Queen Victoria to fund building work at Buckingham Palace).
  • During the Second World War, Buckingham Palace suffered nine direct bomb hits. On several situation King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were in the Palace. One person did die during the wartime bombing: PC Steve Robertson, a policeman on duty at the Palace, was killed on 8 March 1941 when the north side of the Palace was wrecked.
  • Buckingham Palace has its own chapel , post office, swimming pool, staff cafeteria , doctor's surgery and cinema .
  • There are more than 350 clocks and watches in Buckingham Palace, one of the largest collections of working clocks anywhere. Two full-time homological conservators wind them up every week and keep them in good working order.
  • Buckingham Palace is not only The Queen's London home: The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of York , The Earl and Countess of Wessex, The Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra also have private offices and apartments located within the Palace.
  • More than 50,000 people visit the Palace each year as The Queen's guests at banquets, lunches, dinners, receptions and garden parties. The Buckingham Palace kitchen is able to serve a sit-down meal to as many as 600 people at a time. Since 1993, the State Rooms of the Palace have also been open to members of the public to visit during August and September, while The Queen is not in residence.

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