Summary of Contents for LEGO ARCHITECTURE 21029 BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace—the official residence of Queen of many years of extensive remodeling. In a history that can Elizabeth II and a major London tourist attraction—is one be traced back over 300 years, the original building was of the most recognizable buildings in the world. But the transformed from a modest townhouse to the lavish royal iconic structure so familiar to us today is actually the result palace we know and admire today.
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History Though many different buildings had previously occupied official palace. The renowned architect John Nash was the site, the official history of Buckingham Palace begins given the task in 1826, and over the next five years extended in 1698 when the Duke of Buckingham demolished the the central block and replaced the existing wings to create existing property and built Buckingham House on the spot an imposing, U-shaped palace.
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This new addition, facing The Mall, is the best-known part brother King William IV, who succeeded him but died in 1837, of the palace today and is reproduced in this LEGO® would take up official residence in the palace. Instead, the Architecture model.
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Buckingham Palace Today As well as being the enduring symbol of the British monarchy, Owned by the British state and not the monarchy, the cost Buckingham Palace is also a major tourist attraction, an art of maintaining the palace has risen steeply as the building’s gallery and the location for many official state occasions.
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The Architects John Nash (1752 – 1835) Sir Aston Webb (1849 – 1930) Born in south London in 1752, John Nash was responsible for Many of Blore’s contemporaries criticized the simplistic much of the layout of Regency London during the reign of style of his new East Front and in 1913, with the soft French George IV.
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Facts about Buckingham Palace Location: ........London, England Construction Periods: ..... 1826, 1841, 1913 Architectural Style: ....French neo-classical Dimensions: ........354 ft. (108 m) by 390 ft. (120 m) Height: ..........79 ft. (24 m) Floor Space: ........830,000 sq. ft. (77,000 m...
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There are 1,514 doors and 760 windows in Buckingham Palace.
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Buckingham Palace has its own chapel, post office, swimming pool and cinema.
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A flag always flies above the palace when the Queen is in residence.
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This connection was confirmed in the early 1960s with the The introduction of our LEGO Architecture Studio set launch of the LEGO ‘Scale Model’ line. It matched the spirit echoes the ambitions of the earlier LEGO ‘Scale Model’ of the age where modern architects were redefining how...
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306201 References Text credits: www.royalcollection.org.uk www.royal.gov.uk Photography: www.shutterstock.com Customer Service Kundenservice Service Consommateurs Servicio Al Consumidor LEGO.com/service or dial 00800 5346 5555 : 1-800-422-5346 :...
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