BUCHINGHAM BUCHINGHAM PALACEPALACE

PREPARED BY PREPARED BY KRAVCHUK I.M.KRAVCHUK I.M.

Buckingham Palace is Buckingham Palace is the official Londonthe official LondonResidence of the Residence of the British monarch. British monarch. Located in the City of Located in the City of Westminster, the Westminster, the palace is a setting for palace is a setting for state occasions and state occasions and royal hospitality.royal hospitality.When the monarch is When the monarch is in residence, the in residence, the Royal Standard is on Royal Standard is on the roof of the Palace. the roof of the Palace.

Buckingham Palace looks like Buckingham Palace looks like a small town, where 3000 a small town, where 3000 servants work and where servants work and where there are a lot of facilities: a there are a lot of facilities: a post office, a police station, post office, a police station, cafes, cinemas and so on. cafes, cinemas and so on. There are 600 rooms in the There are 600 rooms in the palace and 3 miles of red palace and 3 miles of red floor carpet. There are 300 floor carpet. There are 300 clocks there which are clocks there which are checked daily by two men checked daily by two men who work full time.who work full time.

The state The state rooms, used rooms, used for official for official and state and state entertaining, entertaining, are open to are open to the public in the public in August and August and September.September.

Throne RoomThrone Room

Green Drawing RoomGreen Drawing Room

Blue Blue Drawing RoomDrawing Room

White Drawing RoomWhite Drawing Room

Art GalleryArt Gallery

Dining Dining RoomRoom

Musical Musical RoomRoom

BuckinghaBuckingham Palace is m Palace is the most the most widely widely visited visited sight of sight of London.London.

The Forecourt of Buckhingham Palace is The Forecourt of Buckhingham Palace is used for Changing of the Guard, a major used for Changing of the Guard, a major ceremony and tourist attraction, which ceremony and tourist attraction, which takes place every day.takes place every day.

Queen Victoria Queen Victoria Memorial (1901-Memorial (1901-1913)1913)

The marble The marble statue of the statue of the Queen looks up the Queen looks up the Mall, surrounded Mall, surrounded by allegorical by allegorical figures of such figures of such Victorian virtures Victorian virtures as Charity, Truth, as Charity, Truth, Progress and Progress and Manufacture; a Manufacture; a gold-leaf Victory gold-leaf Victory figure soars abovefigure soars above