The Buckingham Palace
The Buckingham
Palace
Kätlin Lääne
Nyo Science School
10c
Meeli Lepisk
2013
Location
London
City of Westminster
Between parks
History
Buckingham house
Built in 1703
Duke of Buckingham
- John Sheffield
In 1761
George III
The Queen's house
Buckingham Palace ca 1710
History
In 1820s
George IV
Palace
In 1837
Queen Victoria
Rebuilt in time
Today
Headquarters of the Monarchy
Official events
Receptions
Open to visitors
Interior
77,000 m2 of floorspace
775 rooms
Lavishly furnished
Paintings by Rembrandt,
Rubens and Claude
Sculptures by Canova
and Chantrey
Changing the Guard
Traditional ceremony
At Buckingham Palace
Change of guard
Guard Mounting
Full-dress uniform of
red tunics and bearskins
At 11.30am
Takes approximately
45 min...