He Buckinham Palace It is one of the most emblematic buildings in the world. After a long five -year restoration project, the east wing of the Buckingham Palace can be visited for the first time. As of July 11, visitors will have the opportunity to travel throughout the summer this area so far restricted, within the framework of the annual summer opening of the Palace status halls. «Guided by experts, small groups of visitors will tour a series of rooms from the main floor of the East Wing, which had never been accessible to the public before,» says a press release from the Royal Collection Trust.
Built between 1847 and 1849, the wing this houses the famous balcony in which the royal family meets in its public appearances, as in the June trooping. The addition closed what had previously been an U -shaped patio and was built to offer more space to the growing family of Queen Victoria.
To finance the wing, the family sold the Royal Pavilion of Brighton, which had been the coastal refuge of Jorge IV. All the content of the pavilion “many of which were Asian pieces fruit of the love of the king for this style – moved to the east wing. Therefore, many of the rooms in this part of the palace have a marked theme of Chinese inspiration. Prince Alberto, husband of Queen Victoria, supervised the decoration of the wing. In fact, the emblematic balcony was added by his suggestion.