775 rooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 19 state rooms and 78 bathrooms, and in total 760 windows and 1,514 doors, introducing the Buckingham Palace.

This London residence with humble beginnings as a mulberry garden to silkworms is now the monarchy workplace, a popular tourist attractions, a home to the Royal Family and a centre where many historical moments were ignited … a target for a suffragette movement campaign “Votes for Women”(1914), a birthplace of several members of the Family, the Price of Wales, the Prince Andrew, William IV and Edward VII (who was the only monarch who was being … and a famous spot on the map of photo shots sought by worldwide spectators, the balcony of Buckingham Palace. This feature is part of public appearances’ traditions initiated in 1851, during the opening of the Great Exhibition, an international event by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria made the balcony to begin the history of public appearances.

The ballroom, which is part of the Palace and its largest room, didn’t have any electricity until 1883, when as the result of four year installation period, the electricity was installed. Today astonishing 40,000 lightbulbs are brighten up the Palace’s interior.

There is some kind of a magical mist floating above the Palace which spreads a pure charm, an impressive heritage of the country’s spirit, and a solid tradition that nurtures culture and art, which intertwine with a diversity of connections from around the globe; this royal mist silently whispers the word, aesthetics.

Buckingham Palace Aquarelle
by Lesley Olver

Buckingham Palace Illustration

by Dimitra Tzanos

Buckingham Palace, a symbol of the monarchy, of London and of Britain itself. But what goes on behind the famous façade? This souvenir guide highlights the multiple roles of Buckingham Palace plays offering a glimpse into one of the most famous buildings in the world.

Buckingham Palace: Official Souvenir {2018} by Dr Pamela Hartshorne

Grain by grain, a loaf. Stone upon a stone, a palace

– George Bernard Shaw

Images courtesy of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Culture Service, Leighton House Museum, Lesley Olver and Dimitra Tzanos