Buckingham Palace n n Buckingham Palace is the
Buckingham Palace
n n Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality.
n Buckingham House, c. 1710, was designed by William Winde for the 1 st Duke of Buckingham.
n Buckingham Palace became the principal royal residence in 1837.
n Queen Victoria, the first monarch to reside at Buckingham Palace, moved into the newly completed palace upon her coronation in 1837.
n The Palace measures 108 metres by 120 metres, is 24 metres high and contains 77, 000 square metres of floorspace
n The Queen's Breakfast Room
The Ballroom is the largest room at Buckingham Palace. n This picture dates from 1856. n
n Guests ascending the Grand Staircase in 1870.
n Buckingham Palace panorama, 1909
n The east front of Buckingham Palace was completed in 1850, seen here in 1910 n . . . it was remodelled to its present form in 1913.
n The Victoria Memorial was created by sculptor Sir Thomas Brock in 1911 and erected in front of the main gates at Buckingham Palace
n The west facade of Buckingham Palace seen from the Palace Gardens.
n The Royal Family on the balcony in 1986
n Ceremony of the Changing of the Guard
n Buckingham Palace in the 21 st century
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