The Amazing Architecture of Buckingham Palace

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Buckingham palace is the symbolic residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning british monarch, located at the end of the mall in london.

The palace has become synonymous with state occasions and times of national celebration or mourning, and is often used for royal hospitality.

Like windsor castle, the palace is owned by the reigning monarch who holds the right of the crown, rather than being the monarch’s personal property. Responsibility for maintaining the palace lies with her majesty’s government, in exchange for the profits made by the crown estate.

The palace has 775 rooms, including 19 state rooms, 52 principal bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms. It also has its own post office, cinema, swimming pool, doctor's surgery, and jeweller's workshop. The palace garden is the largest private garden in london.

The rooms are not only being used by the royalties but also serves as the house for those who support the activities of the queen and royal family. The palace is also the venue for great royal ceremonies, state visits and investitures, all of which are organized by the royal household.

The buckingham palace is also furnished and decorated with priceless works of art from the royal collection; the paintings are placed on the walls of the curving marble stairs of the grand staircase and are still set as they were by queen victoria.

The gates, the railings and the forecourt of buckingham palace, where “changing the guard” takes place, was not created until 1911. The famous white portland stone facade was built in 1913 by architect sir aston webb.

Buckingham palace’s garden covers 40 acres including a helicopter landing area, a lake, and a tennis court. It is also a home to 30 different species of bird and more than 350 different wild flowers.

The east side of the palace (today’s front wing) was built in the 1840s to support her growing family. The new wing forced the monument, marble arch, originally at the entrance to buckingham palace, to be moved to its present post near speaker’s corner in 1851.

Buckingham palace was not just a home but also an operating theater for king edward vii in 1902 who was suffering from peritonitis. He was operated on in a room overlooking the garden and the surgery was a success.
By the time of the second world war, buckingham palace suffered nine direct bomb hits. And on environmental issues, a combined heat and power unit (chp) helps to cut energy use; led lights reduce electricity use; and double-glazed skylights reduce energy loss and in the garden, 99% of green waste is recycled on site.

The buckingham palace was featured in the movie national treasure 2: book of secrets where in ben (nicholas cage) and abigail (diane kruger) sneaked in to take a look at the resolute desk used as the queen’s desk which was a puzzle and later on they left with a mysterious plank which is half of the map to the lost city of gold. The “changing the guard” could be seen in one of the scenes when they were leaving the palace.

The buckingham palace was built during the 1700s and was finished during the 1800s with a baroque architectural style. The baroque finish could be observed with its facade, with its grand entrance as its center and balconies and stairs on both ends. You could also notice its dramatic finish within the walls of the palace and even with the gate and railings.

In the interiors, you can observe a range of baroque, rococo and 19th century finishes in different rooms. Several portraits also define baroque style; notice the grand staircase which shows dramatic sense of style portraying baroque finish. In several rooms, you can see how dramatic every details gets especially the ceiling and the wall decors and furnitures with all its curves and motifs.

Even the dimensions of the main building shows a great dramatic form of the buckingham palace. Formed part by part since the 17th century and still standing at present time, buckingham palace is still being developed in several manners such as minor decors and developments in accordance with the modern era. Buckingham palace is a grand gesture of baroque architecture that proudly stands today and for the future generations to see.
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