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Article in _Other online-newspaper about Buckingham Palace from Mar 2008

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Author:     Carol West Date posted: 12.03.2008 17:25 Found by: Caradawn, Adelaide

Carol West wrote that the "opportunity" to see inside one of the "most recognised" royal residences was "irresistible". She stated that the royal palace "obviously" has a "wide appeal".

Carol talked about the iron and bronze front gates which lead past the Portland stone facade. She said that she walked through an "impressive" Ionic portico to the Court of St, James's. In her opinion, the State rooms were "lavishly" decorated and "meticulously" maintained. She said that the decor was planned by a John Nash in 1825 and the results were "luxury", with "dramatic impact" and a "theatrical effect" in the throne room. The rooms were decorated with "priceless" paintings, tapestries, sculptures and the "finest" French and English furniture. Carol also mentioned that the ballroom was completed for Queen Victoria in 1855 and it was designed to "out-dazzle" the European royalty.

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