Buckingham Palace

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official residence royal palace

Buckingham Palace is the British monarch’s principal London residence and administrative headquarters, renowned as a symbol of the United Kingdom’s royal family and state ceremonial life.

Aliases (8)

Buckingham Palace complex ×3
Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom ×3
Buckingham Palace, London ×2
Buckingham Palace (original remodeling) ×1
Buckingham Palace State Rooms ×1
Buckingham Palace east front ×1
Buckingham Palace façade ×1
Buckingham Palace, London, England ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official residence → royal palace →
acquiredBy	King George III →
acquiredFor	Queen Charlotte →
acquisitionYear	1761 →
architect	Aston Webb → Edward Blore → John Nash → William Winde →
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical →
becameOfficialRoyalResidenceOf	Queen Victoria →
constructionStart	1703 →
coordinates	51.5014°N 0.1419°W →
country	United Kingdom →
currentOccupant	British monarch →
facing	The Mall →
frontageMaterial	Portland stone →
governingBody	Royal Household →
guardMountingCeremony	Changing of the Guard →
hasFeature	central balcony →
hasPart	Ballroom → Buckingham Palace Garden → Picture Gallery → Queen’s Gallery → Royal Mews → State Rooms → Throne Room →
hasSecurityUnit	Queen’s Guard →
heritageStatus	Grade I listed building →
locatedIn	City of Westminster →
locatedOn	Buckingham Palace Road →
location	London →
near	Green Park → St James’s Park → Victoria Memorial →
notableEvent	VE Day balcony appearances → annual Trooping the Colour balcony appearance →
numberOfRooms	775 →
officialRoyalResidenceSince	1837 →
originalClient	John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby →
originalCompletion	1705 →
originalName	Buckingham House →
ownedBy	Crown Estate →
ownershipType	occupied royal palace →
postalCode	SW1A 1AA →
publicAccess	State Rooms open to visitors in summer →
rebuiltAsPalace	19th century →
roofFlag	Royal Standard of the United Kingdom → Union Flag →
servesAs	administrative headquarters of the British monarch → principal London residence of the British monarch →
symbolOf	British monarchy → United Kingdom → state ceremonial life in the United Kingdom →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedFor	investiture ceremonies → official audiences → receptions → royal garden parties → state banquets → state visits →

Referenced by (120)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandra of Denmark → British monarch → British monarchy → Camilla, Queen Consort → Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon → Elizabeth II → Head of the Commonwealth → House of Windsor → King of Grenada → King of Papua New Guinea → King of the United Kingdom → Mary of Teck → Master of the Household → Maud of Wales → Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ("Buckingham Palace, London") → Prince Charles → Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh → Private Secretary to the Sovereign → Queen Victoria → Queen of Jamaica → Queen of New Zealand → Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis → Queen of Saint Lucia → Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → Queen of Solomon Islands →	residence
Changing of the Guard → Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace → Diamond Jubilee Concert → Golden Jubilee 2002 → Master of the Household’s Department → Old Guard → Party at the Palace → Platinum Jubilee 2022 → Private Secretary’s Office → Privy Purse and Treasurer’s Office → Prom at the Palace → Royal Household Housekeeping Department → Royal Mews →	location
6–9 Carlton House Terrace → Admiralty Arch → Clarence House → Horse Guards Parade → Hyde Park Corner → Lancaster House → London Victoria → London Victoria railway station → St James's Palace, London →	near
Coldstream Guards → Foot Guards → Grenadier Guards → Household Division → Life Guards → Royal Household Ceremonial Team → The King’s Life Guard → Throne Room (Buckingham Palace) ("Buckingham Palace State Rooms") →	associatedWith
Edward VII ("Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom") → Prince Andrew, Duke of York → Prince Charles ("Buckingham Palace, London, England") → Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany → Princess Alice of the United Kingdom ("Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom") →	birthPlace
Central London → City of Westminster → Westminster, London, England →	contains
Green Park → St James’s Park → The Mall, London ("Buckingham Palace façade") →	hasViewOf
Queen’s Gallery → Royal Household Press Office → Throne Room (Buckingham Palace) →	locatedIn
Alexander Duff, 6th Earl Fife → Louise, Princess Royal ("Buckingham Palace, London") → Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom →	marriagePlace
Edward Blore → Edward Blore ("Buckingham Palace east front") → John Nash ("Buckingham Palace (original remodeling)") →	notableWork
Buckingham House ("Buckingham Palace complex") → Queen’s Gallery ("Buckingham Palace complex") → Royal Mews ("Buckingham Palace complex") →	partOf
Household Cavalry → Welsh Guards →	ceremonialLocation
Keeper of the Privy Purse → Master of the Household →	workLocation
St James’s Park →	adjacentTo
death of Elizabeth II →	announcedBy
Lord Steward’s Office →	associatedWithBuilding
Princess Margaret →	baptismPlace
Green Park →	borderedBy
Court of St James's →	ceremonialVenue
Diamond Jubilee 2012 →	concertLocation
The Mall, London →	connects
Edward VII ("Buckingham Palace, London, United Kingdom") →	deathPlace
Palace of Whitehall →	followedBy
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award →	goldAwardCeremonyTypicallyHeldAt
Queen's Guard →	guards
Inner London →	hasLandmark
House of Windsor →	hasSeat
Buckingham House →	hasSuccessor
Royal Household of the United Kingdom →	headquartersLocation
London →	hosts
Victoria Memorial →	locatedInFrontOf
Wellington Barracks →	locatedNear
Medical Household →	locationOfActivity
Privy Council →	meetsAt
Buckingham Palace Road →	namedAfter
The Ritz London →	nearbyAttraction
Green Park Underground station →	nearbyPlace
Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London →	nearbyRoyalResidence
Hyde Park Corner Underground station →	nearLandmark
Royal Household Catering Department →	operatesAt
OBE →	presentedAt
British royal family →	primaryResidence
Queen of Grenada →	residenceOfMonarch
Keeper of the Privy Purse →	seat
The King’s Speech →	settingLocation
The Mall, London →	terminusA
2018 Commonwealth Games →	torchRelayStartLocation
Buckingham House →	transformedInto
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering →	typicalVenue
Royal Standard of the United Kingdom →	usedAtLocation
Portland stone →	usedIn