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built for the Duke of Buckingham (since 1703). It was purchased by king George III in 1762. At present the Palace includes 775 rooms. It covers an area of 20 hectares of which 17 hectares - the garden.

the most spacious and lavishly trimmed room of the Palace — the ballroom, the length of which is 36 meters, width — 18 meters.

ballroom

London. Large artificial pond was completed in 1828. It feeds a Serpentine river flowing through Hyde Park. To the Royal families life was more fun - the garden has arranged a lovely Flamingo. In the summer, during outdoor, receptions , they became the “point of attraction” for all guests!

guards infantry and the Royal horse-guards regiment. Every day at 11:30 from April to August (in other months — every other day) is the changing of the guard ceremony. This is probably the most famous ceremony in London; it attracts a lot of tourists.

three collections — the collection of renowned British physician and naturalist Hans Sloane[3], the collection of count Robert Harley, as well as the library of the antiquarian Robert cotton, which became the basis of the British library. The creation of the Museum was approved by an act of the British Parliament.

and exterior stone and Golden gallery. Whispering gallery owes its name to acoustics: a word even caid in a whisper, at one end of the gallery, repeatedly is reflected from its walls, causing a murmur that could be heard on the other end of the gallery.

whispering gallery

dome, on its outer side, at a height of 53.4 meters from the floor level. To climb it, it is necessary to overcome 376 steps

you have just overcome the 526 steps, You will be taken to the Golden gallery atop the dome under the skylight at the height of 85.4 meters. Hence, as with the Stone gallery, offers magnificent views of London.

three collections — the collection of renowned British physician and naturalist Hans Sloane[3], the collection of count Robert Harley, as well as the library of the antiquarian Robert cotton, which became the basis of the British library. The creation of the Museum was approved by an act of the British Parliament.

library, the largest in the UK. Reading room of the British Museum was located from 1850-ies in a separate building-the rotunda, where he worked for Karl Marx and V. I. Lenin. In 1972, the British Parliament decided to separate the library from the Museum, placing it in a separate building. Thus was born the British library.