Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is located in London and was built in the year 1702 by the Duke of London as his London residence. Over the years the Palace changed many owners all of royal blood and nowadays it is the official residence of the Queen aswhell as the place for many official meetings and lavish banquets
The Palace has seen many renovations and alterations over the years, the first of which was in 1820 when Nash one of the foremost architects of the day was commissioned by King George IV. Nash doubled the size of the building by adding a new suite of rooms facing the garden. However the main design of the Palace, has remained virtually unchanged from the original design over 300 years ago.
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The Palace is located between two parks in London, Green Park and Saint James Park. There are more than 775 rooms in Buckingham Palace, but the public is only allowed in in 19 of the Palaces state rooms.. The rooms are available for viewing in August and September when the Queen makes her annual visit to Scotland. On view in the State Rooms are some of the Royal Collection's great treasures, including paintings, sculptures, porcelain and furnishings designed specially for the royal family. The rooms are lavishly furnished with some of the finest English and French furniture in the world and some of the treasures found here include paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt Vermeer, Claude, Canaletto and Poussin; sculptures by Chantrey and Canova and beautiful Sevres porcelain.Famous are also the Royal Guard of Buckingham Palace with theyre traditional clothing which include the world famous large fur hats. A superb sight is the changing of the guards which happens every day at 11.30 am. The new guards march to the Palace from Wellington Barracks and the old guard ceremoniously hands over the responsibility, switching sentries and returning to the barracks. This takes place in front court of Buckingham Palace and lasts about 45 minutes.
The Palace was opened for the first time for visitors in 1993, although it is still the official London residence of the Royal Family. You can always tell if the Queen is in residence, look at the flagpole on top of the Palace, if the flag is flying then the Queen is at the palace.
Buckingham Palace is one of the most sought after destinations by London tourists and the people who appreciate the beautiful artworks located in the Palace.