the buckingham palace
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Buckingham Palace
Tuule Põldsaar C.R.Jakobson Gymnasium
Form 9c Supervisor: Marje Maasen
2012
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The Buckingham Palace
Located in London The London home for
the royal family
Tourist attraction
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Location
In the center of London
Between The Green Park, Hyde Park and St. James’s Park
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History
Built in 1702Originally called as the
Buckingham HouseIn 1761, the building became known as the Queen’s House
In 1820s George IV
transformed it into a palace
In 1837 it became Queen Victoria’s official resident
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Today
Headquarters of the MonarchyThe offices of the Royal HouseholdUsed for State entertainingBanquets, lunches, dinners, receptions and the Royal Garden Parties
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77,000 square metres of floorspace
775 rooms
Lavishly furnished
Paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Claude
Sculptures by Canova and Chantrey
Interior
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The Garden
40 acres 30 different species of bird More than 350 different wild flowers
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Visiting Millions of tourists Opened from August to September Guards
Buckingham Palace Garden
The Queen’s Gallery
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Changing The Guard
Proper name is Guard Mounting
Full-dress uniform of red tunics and bearskins
Guard the official enterance
Takes approximately 45 minutes
Every day at 11.30am in summer
During the time, the band plays music
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The Royal Mews Provides royal transport for the Royal Family Used for special occasions
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