Buckingham palace

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History Firstly, it was Buckingham House, 1703 Acquired by King George

History

Firstly, it was Buckingham House, 1703
Acquired by King George 3, 1761


The first monarch was Queen Victoria in 1837
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Interior State rooms were magnificent, but the necessities were ugly The

Interior

State rooms were magnificent, but the necessities were ugly
The palace

became luxurious when Prince Albert were spending lots of time to reorganise the household
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Queen’s Gallery It was made in 1962 It is displaying the

Queen’s Gallery

It was made in 1962
It is displaying the Royal

Collection of works of arts was built on the side
During World War II a German bomb ruined a beautiful chapel
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What is inside? It is 24 metres high The floor area

What is inside?

It is 24 metres high
The floor area is

over 77,000. m 2
There are 775 rooms; most of them are used every day
Also there are a post office, a swimming pool, a doctor’s surgery and a real cinema
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