Buckingham+Palace

By: Abbie The Buckingham Palace is similar to the White House in America. The palace is the residence for the monarchs of England. The Buckingham Palace is a place for ceremonies and a place of beauty. It is a place for people and tourists to visit. It is the residence of the monarchs of England. (The Official Website of the British Monarchy).
 * The Buckingham Palace **

The Buckingham palace was first started and built by Lord Goring and was known as the Buckingham House at the time. (Vickers) It was originally built for the Dukes of Buckingham, but neither he nor his sons ever lived there. (Booth) The House was put to good use, though. In 1762, George III bought the house for his wife, Queen Charlotte, to use as a comfortable family home near St. James’s Palace. When he gave it to her, it became known as the “Queen’s House”. (The Official Website of The British Monarchy)The Buckingham House was transformed into the Palace in the 1820s by John Nash, and architect. (The British Monarchy-40 facts)
 * How It Was Started **

It used to be that only visitors could enter the palace by invitation. It has changed to where, now, visitors can come and visit exhibits and certain parts of the palace. (Vickers) The Palace contains a collection of paintings, many royal portraits, and the Queen’s Gallery. (Columbia Press) Even though there are different exhibits, the Buckingham Palace is not considered as a museum. The Buckingham Palace’s use has not changed. It is still used as the monarchies’ residence, a place for important ceremonies in England, and events. (Booth) The staterooms are where important and official events are held by the Queen. These rooms are also open to visitors each year. (The Official Website of the British Monarchy) The balcony at the Buckingham Palace is one of the most famous in the world. (The British Monarchy-40 facts) The Palace is a very unique palace.
 * The Gallery, Paintings, and Portraits **
 * The Use of the Palace Today **

At the Palace, there are 800 staff members. The jobs range from housekeeping to horticulture and catering to correspondence. There are also the jobs for the kitchen workers. The palace’s kitchen is able to serve a sit down meal to as many as 600 people. (The British Monarchy-40 facts) This comes in handy for parties or banquets. There are more than 50,000 people that visit the Palace each year. These people are guests to events such as banquets, lunches, dinners, receptions, and Royal Garden Parties. (The Official Website of the British Monarchy) The Palace has 775 rooms. These rooms include the 19 Staterooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms. (The Official Website of the British Monarchy) There are 1,514 doors and 760 windows in the Palace. The windows are cleaned every six weeks. Also, today there are 40,000 light bulbs in the palace, and that’s just light bulbs! Imagine how much electricity they use including all of the other things they use! That’s a lot of electricity! (The British Monarchy-40 facts)
 * Interesting Facts **

The Palace will continue to be the Palace. It will continue to be used for ceremonies and the monarchy’s residence. It will continue to be a beautiful, amazing sight to see, a national treasure and extraordinary place. The palace could be added onto. It could have new, beautiful scenery and different structures. As new monarchies come to the throne, history itself will change. The Buckingham Palace will always be a remarkable place.
 * The Future of the Palace **

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