Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II gave everyone a rare opportunity to take a virtual tour of Buckingham Palace is the London residence.
Usually every summer the Palace opens its doors to visitors, and tens of thousands of happy ticket-holders flock to wander through its halls and corridors.
This tradition had to break due epidemic of coronavirus, but it is a rare opportunity to look inside received any user of social networks. Pictures and videos are posted in the official Instagram of the Royal family.
the Building, which was initially called Buckingham house began to build in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham. But soon it attracted the British monarchs, completed it, and in 1837, with the accession to the throne of Queen Victoria, the Palace was officially declared a Royal residence.
According to official data, at Buckingham Palace, there are:
in the picture Below — the White drawing room where the Queen and other members of the Royal family go to the guests in other staterooms. It is notable for especially high ceilings and a huge Golden chandelier.
the White lounge is also sometimes used as an audience chamber. In 2019, the Queen Elizabeth II was received here the Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United Kingdom Yasumasa Nagamine. This photo also shows the gold plated piano with inlay.
Throne room and other state rooms of the Palace, designed by the architect John Nash, who received in 1811 an order for a number of works in London from the Prince Regent (the future king George IV).
the work on this premise, Nash used some of his discoveries, which were used in the design of theatres. The chairs that are visible on the hill, during the coronation in 1953 were Elizabeth II and her the husband-consort Duke of Edinburgh. On chairs engraved with their initials: Queen EIIR, Prince Philip — P.
Ballroom — the largest of all the ceremonial rooms of the Palace with the most luxurious interior. It was finished in 1855 during the reign of Queen Victoria. Here are the Grand banquets and public receptions.
In this photo — the state dinner in honor of Spanish king Philip VI during his visit to Britain in 2017. Here, if the other interior held the ceremony of Royal awards.
Art gallery of the Palace was designed specifically to showcase the work of king George IV. Today there are mainly paintings of Italian, Dutch and Flemish masters of the XVII century.
This is not the only place in the Palace, where are kept masterpieces. It is known that Elizabeth II has a large collection, which includes works by Rembrandt and Rubens.
finally, the decoration of the Palace — the main staircase leading to the halls for official receptions. The walls on the sides are hung with portraits of the immediate family of Queen Victoria, including her parents — the Duke and Duchess of Kent.
During a virtual tour of the Palace, users can zoom in on interesting objects and move in space.
