BUCKINGHAM PALACE

 

    1. Basic Facts
    1. Location

1.Located in London, England
  1. 2.Located in West End section of city

    2. B. Architect/Designer

  2. 1.Sir George Goring built it
  3. 2.John Nash did reconstruction

C. Date of Construction
    1. Constructed in 1705
    2. Renovated from 1819 to 1840s
    3. Finished after King George IV's death

II. Materials Used in Construction
    1. Marble - for a hall
    2. Gold- for the gates

III. Dimensions

    1. Ground covers 40 acres
    2. Largest room in London 122ft. long 60ft. wide 45ft. high - a Ballroom

IV. Original Purpose/What It Is Used For Today

A. Originally a house for George III, King of England

B. King bought house for wife, Charlotte, in 1761

C. Now is a palace for royal family

  1. V. Interesting Facts

A. George IV on accession in 1820 decided to reconstruct

house into pied- a- terre

B. Parliament agreed to budget of £150,000

C. King George IV pressed for £450,000 as a more realistic

figure

D. North and south wings in palace demolished and rebuilt

with larger scale and triumphal arch, the Marble Arch

Tina Walsh

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