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The Blue Room is a room at Windsor Castle that was the site of the death of kings George IV in 1830 and William IV in 1837 and Albert, Prince Consort in 1861. The room was formerly the Royal Bedchamber during the reign of George IV. It is situated in Windsor Castle's east wing on the first floor in the castle's private apartments. [1]
St George's Chapel. St George's Chapel within the grounds of Windsor Castle is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in England. Construction of the present Chapel began in 1475 under the reign of Edward IV. When visiting make sure you look up and admire the stone ceiling, which was added by Henry VII.
The Royal Collection at Windsor Castle. The sequence of rooms built at Windsor for Charles II and his Queen, Catherine of Braganza, between 1675 and 1678, formed the grandest sequence of baroque State Apartments in England. They contain some of the most important works of art in the Royal Collection, many of them in the historic settings for ...
Windsor Castle grounds cover 52,609 square metres (13.000 acres) and combines the features of a fortification, a palace, and a small town. The present-day castle was created during a sequence of phased building projects, culminating in the reconstruction work after a fire in 1992.
The Windsor Castle is a Grade II listed public house at 114 Campden Hill Road near Holland Park, London. [1] Located on the corner of Campden Hill Road and Peel Street, the pub was built in about 1826 for the Chiswick brewers Douglas and Henry Thompson, on land rented on a 99-year lease from landowner John Ward. The architect is unknown. [1]
The Castle stayed open throughout the major renovations undertaken by George IV and William IV. In 1825 the first official visitors' entrance was created, and precise opening hours established. When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, she introduced tickets for visitors which could be obtained from the Lord Chamberlain's Office or from ...
The Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle is in charge of Windsor Castle in England on behalf of the sovereign. The day-to-day operations are under the Superintendent, who is an officer of the Master of the Household's Department of the Royal Household . The Constable receives no salary, but has a residence in the Castle.
