Queen’s Robing Room

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The Queen’s Robing Room is an ornate ceremonial chamber in the Palace of Westminster where the monarch prepares and dons official robes before the State Opening of Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial chamber
room in the Palace of Westminster
accessRestrictedTo monarch
select royal attendants
architect Charles Barry
architecturalStyle Perpendicular Gothic
surface form: Perpendicular Gothic Revival
associatedEvent State Opening of Parliament
ceremonialRoute lies on the processional route from the Sovereign’s Entrance to the Lords Chamber
connectedTo House of Lords chamber
surface form: Lords Chamber

Royal Gallery
constructionEnd 1850s
constructionStart 1840s
country United Kingdom
decorativeStyle Gothic Revival
surface form: Victorian Gothic
decorativeTheme Arthurian legend
surface form: Arthurian legends

chivalry
designedFor Queen Victoria
hasArtwork allegorical paintings representing virtues of good government
murals depicting scenes from the legend of King Arthur
hasFeature frescoes
gilded decoration
large fireplace
mirrors for robing
ornate ceiling
richly carved woodwork
throne-like chair for the monarch
wall paintings
hasObject table for the Imperial State Crown and regalia
hasSeating chair of state for the sovereign
heritageStatus part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Church)
historicalEra Victorian era
interiorDesigner Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
locatedIn City of Westminster
London, England
surface form: London

Palace of Westminster
maintainedBy Parliamentary Estates Directorate
surface form: UK Parliament authorities
materialUsed oak paneling
stone
partOf Palace of Westminster
surface form: House of Lords complex
primaryFunction preparation room for the monarch before the State Opening of Parliament
symbolism chivalric ideals
imperial power
monarchy
usedBy British monarch
usedFor donning Imperial State Crown
donning official robes
usedOnOccasion coronation-related events
other major state ceremonies involving the monarch

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Palace of Westminster contains Queen’s Robing Room