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Buckingham Palace
George
1V initiated the building of Buckingham Palace around 1819
and after many wrangles with parliament over its finance
construction finally got under way with architect John Nash.
However wrangles and redesign continued to plague the palace
(its original entrance was the Marble Arch, now removed to
Marble Arch near Oxford Street) until its present facade was
built by architect Edward Blare.. continued
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St James
District and Circle lines, or
Victoria
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The
palace has over 600 rooms, although the Queen and
her husband the Duke of Edinburgh live in only 12 of them in a suite
overlooking Green Park. The palace is the official residence of H.M.
the Queen, who as head of state hosts many state receptions inside.
If the flag (the Royal Standard) is flying it means the Queen is
inside the palace.
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During the summer
the public are allowed into several state rooms of the palace (see
attraction guide for details) and much free pageantry happens outside
the palace and up and down St. Jame's Park - (press bar at bottom to
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