Ahead of the public opening of The State Rooms at Buckingham Palace this weekend, we’re taking a look at some little-known facts about the royal residence.
Photo: Le monde d’aujourd’hui 1. The basics
It’s a pretty big place, consisting of 775 rooms (including 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms). The Ballroom is the largest room (36.6m long, 18m wide) and opened in 1856 to celebrate the end of the Crimean War.
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