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BSL: Blue Drawing Room

Changing the guard in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace
Changing the guard in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. ©

The Blue Drawing Room in Buckingham Palace was designed by the architect John Nash for George IV. It was originally used for entertaining, and The King uses this room for receptions today.

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Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace
Blue Drawing Room
Centre table with circular Sèvres porcelain top with chased gilt bronze mounts, stem-fasces; painted in imitation of classical cameos. In the centre is the head of Alexander the Great, surrounded by an outer circle of heads of twelve commanders fro
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Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace
Blue Drawing RoomCopyright: Royal Collection Enterprises Limited
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Type: Video
Curriculum theme: Architects & Designers, Buckingham Palace, Homes, Queen Victoria, The Queen, The Victorians
Subject: Sculpture
Audience: Access event

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