The Cupola Room is the principal state room of the palace, and the most lavishly decorated.
The dominant architectural elements of the room are the giant Ionic pilasters and the massive grey marble doorways supported by Ionic columns. Kent made extensive use of trompe l’oeil and much of the architectural decoration is painted, including the [...]
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Kensington – The Cupola Room
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 13th 2010
From the guidebook:
The King’s Grand Staircase was originally built by Sir Christopher Wren in 1689 in a similar style to the Queen’s Staircase. It was made of oak, and had plain panelled walls. When a new Guard Chamber (no longer surviving) was built at the foot of the stairs in 1692-3 the staircase [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2010
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Kensington Palace
After a quick painless journey on the high speed train (from Ashford) followed by a rather more arduous journey on the tube we arrived at Kensington where we took a brief stroll through the gardens to Kensington Palace.
The official guidebook to the palace opens with the following words:
Welcome to Kensington Palace, once a favoured home [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 10th 2010
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The Wanderer Returns
I have just returned from one of my frequent sojourns to Kent and today I have been having a nice chill out day to recover.
For the weekend I scheduled a busy itinerary so that I wouldn’t be dragged off shopping. I am not really a fan of shopping but when I do go shopping I [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Feb 8th 2010
