London

Lights on, no one home
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 [more...]

Buckingham Palace
The author describes Buckingham Palace, which is "one of London's most popular attractions", as being a "massive, graceful building ". The author gives some history of the Palace and states that it was originally "built as a country house for the notoriously rakish Duke of Buckingham" so it didn't become "the official royal residence" until Queen [more...]