[Edit this paragraph] History of Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is located between St James's Palace and Victoria Railway Station. It was built by the Duke of Buckingham in 1703, so it is called "Buckingham Palace". This is/kloc-a luxurious architectural style in the early stage of the 0/9th century, and its huge scale is even more noticeable than its gorgeous appearance. 1702, the Duke of Buckingham began to build his first house, which was sold to George III 60 years later and became the residence of the royal family. 176 1 year, which was expanded by George III. The transformation from Buckingham Palace to Buckingham Palace was completed by George IV and his respected architect john nash. Among them, the golden angel on the statue of Queen Victoria represents the royal family's hope to create the glory of the Victorian era again. If the flag of the emperor is flying directly above the palace, it means that the queen is still in the palace.
After Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837, she officially became the palace, and Buckingham Palace has since become the residence of the British royal family. 1847 runs through the left and right wings, and the main entrance road, the marble archway, is moved to this address. From 65438 to 0863, it became the bedroom of the British monarch, integrating office and home functions.
There is a magnificent building at the west end of St James's Park in London, which is the famous mysterious palace-Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace is named after the palace built by the Duke of Buckingham in 1705. It was purchased by George III at 1726. It was once used as an imperial memorial, an art gallery, an office and a treasury, and was converted into a palace building in 1825. From 65438 to 0837, Queen Victoria became a palace after she ascended the throne, and it is still the royal residence of Queen Elizabeth. The Queen summoned the Prime Minister and ministers, received and entertained foreign guests and other important activities, all of which were held here. Buckingham Palace decorated its exterior wall with stones at 193 1, and a recent exterior wall cleaning made it glow again. However, what impressed me the most was its interior. There are more than 600 halls in the palace, and there are many famous paintings and exquisite mahogany furniture in the collection. More than 65,438+000 portraits and busts of British queens are specially displayed in the lobby of the Art Museum, creating a strong atmosphere of England in the 65,438+08 and 65,438+09 centuries. In the square in front of the palace, there are golden statues of the goddess of victory and the statue of Queen Victoria, in addition to a 40-acre royal garden.
The first generation Duke of Buckingham (1592 ~ 1628) is an important figure in The Three Musketeers by the French writer Dumas. He is the British Prime Minister and the lover of the Queen of France and Princess Anna of Austria. 1703, Anna, the last queen of Stuart dynasty, awarded the title of Duke of Buckingham to John Scheefeld, Earl of Murgrave, after the death of her last descendant. A few years before that, he got Arlington's residence and renamed it Buckingham Palace at this time.
The relationship between this mansion and the British royal family is 60 years later. 176 1 year, the British royal family bought it at 2 1000. Later, "Crazy King" George III wanted a private residence, a little far from the sad St James' Palace. Later, his son, George IV, the most extravagant and dissolute monarch in British history, turned a country house of the Duke of Buckingham into a real palace, which was beautifully built by his favorite architect, johnf nash, at a cost of 432,000 pounds, 20 times the purchase price of the building. Nash's new palace is basically the side behind Buckingham Palace that we see today, that is, the side facing the garden. It was not until 1845, under the rule of Queen Victoria, that today's royal apartment was built: the palaces on both sides of its north wing and south wing were expanded and closed by the palace on the east side of the fourth wing, becoming a square palace. There is a large balcony on the east side of the facade, where the traditional features of the royal family are located. The last renovation is the lowest cost: 6.5438+0.5 million pounds. During the 150 years after the purchase of this place, the palace was built many times. The British monarch finally owned the supreme palace.
Elizabeth II is undoubtedly the queen who has lived here the longest. From 1936 when her father ascended the throne to 1947 when she got married, she and her sister Princess Margaret lived on the third floor of a square building, that is, on the right side of the main entrance. Five years later, she came back here as a queen, and lived with her husband and their four children on the second floor of the North Wing, which was the private suite where her parents used to live.
When you come to the palace, you might as well stop at the iron fence outside the gate. Facing the fence, walk right to the northwest corner, which is the best angle to see the palace in the north wing, and it is also the private suite of the Queen of England, which is her "home". The Queen's private suite is divided into two parts: one is her daily work area, including her reception hall and office. This room is the easiest to recognize from the outside because only the windows there are arched. The other part includes her private dining room, bedroom, bathroom and wardrobe. This wardrobe is connected to a storage room on the third floor through internal stairs, and there are many bathrooms on that floor. The furniture in the palace is quite simple, and the queen and her husband are not too extravagant, at least in daily life. The furniture is not gilded, and there is no mark of a famous mahogany furniture dealer, but some very practical furniture. The only trace that people can see that the Queen is rich is that the brushwork of the oil paintings hanging on the wall of her residence is quite impressive. These paintings not only have the signatures of European masters, but also often rotate from the famous paintings collected by the royal family.
Not far from here, there is a very luxurious suite in the west wing on the same floor. When receiving the distinguished guests, the Queen and members of the royal family crossed a small corridor and came to the Queen's study, which is a small hall separated from the white living room by a wall. After a while, according to the queen's will, a servant started the mechanism. The guests in the white living room were surprised to find that the whole wall was suddenly hidden in the wallboard, and the queen and members of the royal family appeared in front of people in an instant.
In recent ten years, Buckingham Palace, the oldest and most luxurious part, has allowed tourists from all over the world to visit in summer.