Arhitecture of London: The Buckingham Palace

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Buckingham Palace is best known as a residence of the British monarchs located in the City of Westminster. Today, the palace is the administrative headquarters of the Monarchs. It was originally built for the Duke of Buckingham in the early 18th century and has been in a private ownership for at least 150 years. However, during the 19th century, the Palace was enlarged by two British architects, John Nash and Edward Blore. Only few additions to the Palace were made in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the East front, which contains the balcony on which the royal family traditionally greets the crowd.
Buckingham Palace was mainly built in Neo-classical architectural style, which was basically inspired by Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome architecture. The exterior was made of Bath stone in Neo-classical French design. The East front of the palace was refaced in Portland stone in 1913. The palace has a total of 775 rooms. Many of the original 19th interior designs have survived and are still to be seen, including the widespread of coloured scagliola and blue and pink lapis. Smaller reception rooms were furnished in Chinese style.
Interesting facts:
• Buckingham Palace has the largest private garden in London.
• The palace has its own chapel, swimming pool, post office, doctor’s surgery and cinema.

The Buckingham Palace
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