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Hace 1 día · Marlborough House. Marlborough House on Pall Mall in London is the international headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation. The house was built for Sarah Churchill, first Duchess of Marlborough, and was completed in 1711. It later became a Royal Palace and over the centuries Dowager Queens, Princes ...
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Marlborough House, a Grade I listed mansion on The Mall in St James's, City of Westminster, London, is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It is adjacent to St James's Palace.
- 1711; 312 years ago
Marlborough House es una mansión de Westminster, en Londres (Reino Unido). Fue construida para Sarah Churchill, duquesa de Marlborough, una amiga íntima de la reina Ana de Inglaterra. Fue diseñada por Christopher Wren y su hijo, y la obra culminó en 1711.
In 1959, Queen Elizabeth II made available the former Royal Palace of Marlborough House for Commonwealth purposes, and in 1965 it became the headquarters of the newly formed Commonwealth Secretariat. His Majesty keeps in touch with Commonwealth developments through regular contact with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and her Secretariat.
Marlborough House is a mansion in Westminster, London, England. It was built for a royal favourite, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, in 1711. Following her death, it passed to the hands of successive Dukes of Marlborough. In 1817, it became Crown property.
In 1965, Marlborough House was leased by Queen Elizabeth II to the Commonwealth Secretariat and they remain in use of it today. This historic building passed through quite a few hands and was the home of many royals over the last three centuries.
