Buckingham Palace principal façade redesign
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The Buckingham Palace principal façade redesign is the early 20th-century remodelling of the palace’s main front, giving the British royal residence its now-iconic, grand neoclassical appearance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural redesign
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historic building alteration ⓘ |
| architect | Aston Webb ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Mall, London
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Victoria Memorial ⓘ |
| client |
Edward VII
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surface form:
King Edward VII
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| context | early 20th-century remodelling of Buckingham Palace ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | current main public face of Buckingham Palace ⓘ |
| endDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| era | Edwardian era ⓘ |
| facade |
Buckingham Palace
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surface form:
east front of Buckingham Palace
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| faces |
Avenue of the Flags
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surface form:
The Mall ceremonial route
Victoria Memorial ⓘ |
| follows | original Buckingham Palace east front by Edward Blore ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central balcony of Buckingham Palace
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central pediment of Buckingham Palace principal façade ⓘ colonnaded upper storeys of principal façade ⓘ rusticated ground floor of principal façade ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | forms part of Grade I listed Buckingham Palace ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced | public image of the British monarchy in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | French Beaux-Arts urban monumentalism ⓘ |
| location |
Buckingham Palace
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| materialUsed | Portland stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand symmetrical composition
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iconic balcony used for royal appearances ⓘ monumental central focus aligned with The Mall ⓘ |
| partOf |
Buckingham Palace principal façade redesign
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Buckingham Palace remodelling under Edward VII
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| purpose |
to modernise the appearance of Buckingham Palace
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to provide a more imposing ceremonial front ⓘ |
| replaces | Victorian east front of Buckingham Palace ⓘ |
| significance |
defined the modern, iconic image of Buckingham Palace
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key example of royal neoclassical state architecture in Britain ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Trooping the Colour
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surface form:
Trooping the Colour balcony appearances
backdrop to major royal ceremonial events ⓘ royal balcony appearances during state occasions ⓘ royal wedding balcony appearances ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
long horizontal façade with central emphasis
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ornamental balustrades and sculptural details ⓘ regular rhythm of windows and pilasters ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Buckingham Palace (extensions and refacing)
Buckingham Palace principal façade redesign
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partOf
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Buckingham Palace principal façade redesign
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Buckingham Palace remodelling under Edward VII
this entity surface form:
Buckingham Palace east front redesign