Royal Pavilion
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former royal residence located in Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Key facts
- Type
- Palace
- Architectural style
- Indo-Saracenic Revival
- Location
- Brighton , England
- Owner
- Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust
- Architect
- John Nash
- Official name
- The Royal Pavilion
- Designated
- 13 October 1952
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Archive
- Founded
- 1787
- Location
- Brighton, United Kingdom
- Also known as
- Brighton Pavilion
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.499757.1 · ISNI 0000 0001 2167 0247
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- brightonmuseums.org.uk/royalpavilion
- Image
- Brighton royal pavilion Qmin.jpg
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- Commons category
- Royal Pavilion, Brighton
- OS grid reference
- TQ3127304188
- street address
- 4-5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton BN1 1EE
- inception
- 1787-00-00
- exact match
- findthatcharity.uk/orgid/XI-ROR-00c0kg894
- P13249
- Royal Pavilion
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Article
The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and its surrounding gardens form a Grade I listed former royal residence in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance, with its Mughal inspired features such as bulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches, is the work of the architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV's successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.
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