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Because the queen lives there :-@

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Q: Why is Buckingham Palace the most famous place in England?
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What are some famous landmarks in the United Kingdom?

Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, St Paul's Cathedral. They are all in London. In Manchester there is Manchester Cathedral, the Library, the Town Hall, and the Royal Exchange theatre.


Where do royal families live in England?

The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham House and Balmoral castle. Other member of the family live in a number of different places; Clarence House, kensington Palace, Highgrove etc. Most of them travel every day to different cities and countries and don't stay in one place except in the summer and at Christmas.


What do the Buckingham Palace The Tower of London and Westminster Abbey have in common?

All three are iconic landmarks located in London, England. Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the British monarch, the Tower of London is a historic castle that has served various purposes over the years, and Westminster Abbey is a renowned Gothic church where royal weddings and coronations take place.


What are facts about the buckingham palace?

1. Buckingham Palace is The Queen's official London residence, but St. James's Palace is the ceremonial Royal residence. Even today foreign ambassadors are formally accredited to 'the Court of St. James's'. 2. Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms. 3. Vital statistics: Buckingham Palace is 108 metres long across the front, 120 metres deep (including the quadrangle) and 24 metres high. The total floor area of the Palace, from basement to roof, covers over 77,000 square metres. 4. The site where Buckingham Palace now stands was originally a mulberry garden planted by King James I (r. 1603-25) to rear silkworms. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong kind of mulberry bush, and silk production never took off in Britain. 5. Buckingham Palace gets its name from an eighteenth-century Tory politician. John Sheffield, 3rd Earl of Mulgrave and Marquess of Normanby, was created Duke of Buckingham in 1703. He built Buckingham House for himself as a grand London home. 6. In 1761, George III bought Buckingham House for his wife, Queen Charlotte, to use as a comfortable family home close to St James's Palace. Buckingham House became known as the Queen's House, and 14 of George III's 15 children were born there. 7. Buckingham House was transformed into Buckingham Palace in the 1820s by the architect John Nash for George IV. But the first monarch to use Buckingham Palace as their official residence was Queen Victoria, who moved there in 1837. The previous monarch - William IV - had preferred to live at Clarence House and to use St. James's Palace for State functions. 8. Buckingham Palace is an office for the Head of State, as well as a home for The Queen. Today over 800 members of staff are based at Buckingham Palace. Their jobs range from housekeeping to horticulture, catering to correspondence. Some of the more unusual jobs include fendersmith, clockmaker and flagman. 9. The forecourt of Buckingham Palace, where Changing the Guard takes place, was not created until 1911, when it was added as part of a scheme to commemorate Queen Victoria. The gates and railings were also completed in 1911. 10. The Palace gained its familiar white Portland stone facade in 1913, because the original soft French stone had decayed due to pollution. Architect Sir Aston Webb created the new design. People at the time were surprised by the transformation of the front from grimy black to gleaming white.


What is runnymede?

Runnymede is a borough of Surrey in the South East of England and is famous for being the place where the Magna Carta was signed in 1215.

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Fun places in England?

The most famous place in England is Stonehenge. Some other popular places are Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, and Hadrian's Wall.


What is the principle place which the royal family of England reside?

Buckingham Palace


Where in Britain does the Changing of the Guard take place?

Buckingham Palace, London, England.


What is the most famous place in London?

London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).


What was the name of the section of London where the royalty lived?

The Queen lives in Buckingham Palace in London. The Palace is between Hyde Park and Westminster. Other palaces in London which are home to royals are Kensington Palace and St. James' Palace. The royals don't all live in one place, they live all over England, for example The Queen also has a residence in Balmoral Castle in Scotland. But most have homes in London. I would recommend that Buckingham Palace is a must see, if you are in London.


What is a famous place you can visit in the united kingdom?

Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, London Eye, Edinburgh Castle, Stonehenge.


Why people go to buckingham palace?

Because It is very beautiful inside the Buckingham palace.It is ones of the amazing place in the world.I love Buckingham palace.


What is bakingham place spelling?

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What was Queen Victoria place?

In buckingham palace with eliebeth the second


In which city can you see big ben and buckingham place?

Seriously? Doesn't just about everyone on Earth know that Buckingham Palace belongs to the Queen of England and is in England's capital city? And as for Big Ben...I think that it's probably the most famous landmark in the entire United Kingdom...and it's not far from Buckingham Palace. Big Ben is actually a connected to the Houses of Parliament on the bank of the Thames River, right next to Tower Bridge (the bridge in the nursery rhyme 'London Bridge is Falling Down') and the Tower of London. Fun place to go if you like history.


What type of noun is buckingham palace?

The noun 'Buckingham Palace' is a singular, concrete, proper noun; the name of a specific place. A proper noun is always capitalized.


Where did Queen Elizabeth's golden jubilee take place?

buckingham palace