Buckingham Palace is the London residence and principal workplace of
the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.[3] Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the
centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focus for the British
people at times of
national rejoicing.
Originally known as Buckingham House, the building
at the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of
Buckingham in 1703 on
a site that had been in private ownership for at least 150 years. It was
acquired by King George IIIin 1761[4] as a private residence
for Queen Charlotte and became known as "The Queen's
House". During the 19th century it was enlarged, principally by
architects John Nash and Edward Blore, who constructed
three wings around a central courtyard. Buckingham Palace became the London
residence of the British monarch on the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837.
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London,[1] and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower.[2] The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012; previously it was known simply as the Clock Tower. The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world (after Minneapolis City Hall).[3] The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009,[4] during which celebratory events took place.[5][6] The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in theestablishing shot of films set in London.
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