1
State dining room
WEST
WING
5
4
NORTH
WING
2
Blue drawing room
3
3
Music room
2
2016
4
Green drawing room
1
5
Throne room
1845
New East wing, commissioned in 1845
THE
QUADRANGLE
1838
How the East Wing looked when Queen Victoria took the throne
SOUTH
WING
775
19
78
1,514
rooms
state rooms
bathrooms
doors
Marble Arch
A state entrance to the cour d’honneur of Buckingham Palace and stood near the royal balcony
Work to be carried out
The transformation
1699
1852
Replace or refurbish:
Duke of Buckingham demolishes original building and creates Buckingham House
The architect James Pennethorne completes ballroom and concert room. Arch moved to northeast corner of Hyde Park and becomes Marble Arch
100 miles of electrical cabling
6,500 electrical sockets
5,000 light fittings
330 fuse boxes
20 miles heating pipework
10 miles hot and cold water pipework
2,500 radiators
535 pieces of sanitary ware, including 152 lavatories
20 miles skirting board
30,000 sq m floorboards
1820
George IV commissions John Nash to transform it into a palace
1913
Blore’s facade replaced with Portland stone after being damaged by pollution
1845
Queen Victoria appoints Edward Blore to build new wing, including central balcony and new main facade facing the Mall
1950
Palace reserviced after bombing
1962
New public exhibition gallery for Royal Collection, Queen’s Gallery, on site of former private chapel
All work to take place between
April next year and 2025
775
19
78
1,514
rooms
state rooms
bathrooms
doors
WEST
WING
5
4
NORTH
WING
3
2
1845
1
2016
New East wing, commissioned in 1845
THE
QUADRANGLE
1838
How the East Wing looked when Queen Victoria took the throne
SOUTH
WING
1
State dining room
2
Blue drawing room
Marble Arch
3
Music room
A state entrance to the cour d’honneur of Buckingham Palace and stood near the royal balcony
4
Green drawing room
5
Throne room
Work to be
carried out
The transformation
1699
Duke of Buckingham demolishes original building and creates Buckingham House
Replace or refurbish:
100 miles of electrical cabling
6,500 electrical sockets
5,000 light fittings
330 fuse boxes
20 miles heating pipework
10 miles hot and cold water pipework
2,500 radiators
535 pieces of sanitary ware, including 152 lavatories
20 miles skirting board
30,000 sq m floorboards
1820
George IV commissions John Nash to transform it into a palace
1845
Queen Victoria appoints Edward Blore to build new wing, including central balcony and new main facade facing the Mall
1852
The architect James Pennethorne completes ballroom and concert room. Arch moved to northeast corner of Hyde Park and becomes Marble Arch
1913
Blore’s facade replaced with Portland stone after being damaged by pollution
1950
Palace reserviced after bombing
1962
New public exhibition gallery for Royal Collection, Queen’s Gallery, on site of former private chapel
All work to take place between
April next year and 2025
1845
NORTH
WING
WEST
WING
New East wing, commissioned in 1845
SOUTH
WING
1838
How the East Wing looked when Queen Victoria took the throne
Marble Arch
A state entrance to the cour d’honneur of Buckingham Palace and stood near the royal balcony
Work to be carried out
Replace or refurbish:
100 miles of electrical cabling
6,500 electrical sockets
5,000 light fittings
330 fuse boxes
20 miles heating pipework
10 miles hot and cold water pipework
2,500 radiators
535 pieces of sanitary ware, including 152 lavatories
20 miles skirting board
30,000 sq m floorboards
All work to take place between
April next year and 2025
The transformation
1699
Duke of Buckingham demolishes original building and creates Buckingham House
1820
George IV commissions John Nash to transform it into a palace
1845
Queen Victoria appoints Edward Blore to build new wing, including central balcony and new main facade facing the Mall
1852
The architect James Pennethorne completes ballroom and concert room. Arch moved to northeast corner of Hyde Park and becomes Marble Arch
1913
Blore’s facade replaced with Portland stone after being damaged by pollution
1950
Palace reserviced after bombing
1962
New public exhibition gallery for Royal Collection, Queen’s Gallery, on site of former private chapel