Buckingham Palace is the monarch’s present London home,facing St. James’park. It as built for the Duke of Buckingham and Normandy John Sheffield in 1703. Buckingham House was bought by George III for his wife at the price of 28,000 pounds in 1761 and the royal family moved there from St. James’Palace. It was enlarged in the Palladian (帕拉弟奥的)style by John Nash in the reign Of George IV and then the building became known as Buckingham Palace. When Victoria came to the throne,she made it the royal palace. In the palace can be found the Marble Hall, Sculpture Gallery,the Picture Gallery,the Throne Room, the Drawing Room,the Library,the Royal Stamp-Collecting Room,the Grand Staircase (楼梯)and Vestibule (门廊),over 600 rooms and halls in all. The grounds cover 40 acres and there are collections of famous paintings and of furniture,most of which are works dating from George IV’s time. Since 1993,Buckingham Palace has been open to the public during the summer months only.
它的历史及其得名要追溯到18世纪初。那时这个地方是白金汉伯爵的郊外别墅,离伦敦不太远。根据同时代人的证明,这是“伦敦最美丽的别墅之一”。
1762年,英国国王乔治三世从谢菲尔德公爵手里以28000英镑的价格买下白金汉宫,后者是在守寡的公爵夫人逝世后从她那继承过来的。白金汉开始改名叫“王后宫”,作为英国国王夏洛特及其家人的宫殿。夏洛特王后在这个宫殿里生下了除她大儿子之外的所有孩子。
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