Buckingham Palace is the Official London Residence of the British monarch. The Palace is a setting for state ocasions and royal entertaining, and major tourist attraction. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis. Originally known as Buckingham House, the building forming the core of to day's palace was a large town house built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore. The Buckingham Palace was built between 1703 and 1913. The style of the building is Neo Classical. The Buckingham Palace Garden is the largest private garden in London, originally landscaped by Capability Brown, but designed by William Townsend Aiton of Kew Gardens and John Nash.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
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