This is the official residence of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II; it is utilized for authority occasions, State events and ceremonies by the Royal Family. The royal residence is strategically placed near to focal London and open by the London underground. The palace is encompassed by public Royal Parks: Green Park, St. James Park and Hyde Park.
The royal home has the biggest private garden in London. The veneer is in the French neo-traditional style and was a piece of modeler John Nash's design. The palace building covers 77,000m² and key rooms incorporate the Music Room, the Blue, Green and White Drawing Rooms, Throne Room and the Picture Gallery. Works by Vermeer, Rubens, Rembrandt and different experts are shown in the Picture Gallery which join the State Rooms together. In the semi-state lofts are the 1844 Room, the Bow Room and the Red and Blue Chinese Luncheon Room. The rooms are designed with obsolescent furniture and profitable craftsmanship.
The building was initially a townhouse having a place with the Duke of Buckingham in 1705; in 1761 King George III purchased the property and through the nineteenth century the palace was expanded and revamped. At the point when Queen Victoria climbed to the throne in 1837 the palace became the monarch's official residence.
Tourists go to the palace to watch the pomp of the Changing of the Guard performed by the Royal guards who wear their unmistakable red uniforms and dark tall fuzzy hats. Amid the service (at 11:30 every day in summer and each other day in winter) the watchmen walk from close-by Wellington Barracks to the front gate of the royal residence and supplant the Old Guard of their obligation. On exceptional events like a crowning celebration, wedding or celebration the Regal family turns out onto the overhang on the East front of the building to welcome the gathers of supporters in the road beneath. The general population can visit the palace state rooms during Summer Opening in August and September. The general population can visit the Queen's Gallery where there are exhibitions of work from the Royal Collection.
