Buckingham Palace
Buckingham palace is the London residence of the Queen Elisabeth II. It is the
symbol of national rejoicing and mourning. It was built for the Duke of Buckingham
in 1703 and acquired by King George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen
Charlotte.
It was renovated in the 20th
century
after a german bomb which destroyed
the palace chapel. It has the biggest
garden in London. The principal rooms
are contained on the piano nobile
behind the west-facing garden façade at
the rear of the palace. The Gallery is
hung with numerous works of famous
people like Rembrandt. There is also The
Guard Room, it contains marble statues
of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert set
in a tribune lined with tapestries. These
rooms are used only for ceremonial and
official entertaining but are open to the
public every summer. under the State
Apartments there are semi-state
apartments. These rooms aren’t used
for formal entertaining, but for lunch
and private audiences. Some rooms are
decorated for particular visitors like
“1844 room” decorated for Tsar
Nicholas I.
At the rear of the palace is the large and park
garden with a lake. There, the Queen hosts her
annual garden parties each summer and also
holds large functions to celebrate royal
milestones, such as jubilees. It covers 40 acres
and it has an helicopter landing area and a
tennis court.
