Buckingham Palace

      Buckingham Palace  

^{Buckingham Palace has been the London residence of British kings and queens since Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837.}

Buckingham House, 1710

George III

John Sheffield

Buckingham  Palace  built in 1703 by John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham.

King George III bought the house in 1762 as a town dwelling for Queen Charlotte, and they occupied it as a private residence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The present palace – building work started in 1825 – was designed by John Nash, who commissioned by King George IV.  
The east- or front-wing of the palace, the part most familiar to the public today, was built in 1847 and refaced in Portland 
stone in 1913.

Buckingham Palace panorama, 1909

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The west facade of Buckingham Palace

 

 

 

      Buckingham Palace seen from

                         Green Park

 

 

 

The Royal Family on the balcony in 1986

The Royal Family on the balcony in                                         1986

 

 

 

Grand Staircase

 

 

Guests ascending the Grand Staircase in 1870.

Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms.

These include 19 State rooms,

52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188

staff bedrooms,  
92 offices and 78 bathrooms.

 

 

 

 

The State apartments are in the west wing of the palace and are approached by the Grand Hall and Grand Staircase.

 

 

Grand Hall

The Ballroom, the largest of the apartments, built for

Queen Victoria in the 1850s,

is used for State banquets and investitures.

 

 

The Throne Room

 

 

 

 

The Queen’s private apartments are in the north wing and on the opposite side is Queen’s Gallery, which since 1962 has been open to the public, showing works of the art from the royal collection.

The Queen's Breakfast Room

The State Dining Room

 

 

The Pennethorne Gallery

Nash Gallery

 

 

 

The White Drawing

The White Drawing

 

 

 

The Blue Drawing Room

 

 

 

The Green Drawing Room

 

 

 

 

The palace garden are used for the royal garden parties; the Royal Mews, or stables, on the south of the palace grounds, house the carriages, horses and royal cars and also open to the public on certain afternoons each week.

 

 

The Gold State Coach

The Gold State Coach is an enclosed, eight horse-drawn carriage used by the British Royal Family. It was built in the London workshops of Samuel Butler in 1762 and has been used at the coronation of every British monarch since George IV. The coach's great age, weight, and lack of maneuverability have limited its use to grand state occasions such as coronations, royal weddings, and the jubilees of a monarch.

 

 

 

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