Kensington Palace - Art, Architecture and SocietyPevná vazba
Kensington Palace - Art, Architecture and SocietyPevná vazba Go behind the scenes of generations of the British royal family, exploring both the glamour and domestic life inside the spectacular…
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Kensington Palace - Art, Architecture and SocietyPevná vazba
Go behind the scenes of generations of the British royal family, exploring both the glamour and domestic life inside the spectacular 300‐year-old Kensington PalaceKensington Palace is renowned for its architecture, splendid interiors, internationally important collections, and, of course, its royal residents. Originally a fashionable Jacobean villa, Kensington was dramatically rebuilt in 1689 by Christopher Wren for the newly crowned monarchs, William III and Mary II. This lavish book thoroughly explores Kensington's physical beauty and its history, presenting new material drawn from archives, newspapers, personal letters, images, and careful analysis of the building itself.
Queen Victoria recognized the national significance of The palace became the favored London home of five sovereigns, yet also survived fires, partial collapse, bombings, and periods of neglect.