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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Horse_Guards_(building)Horse Guards (building) - Wikipedia

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   Horse Guards is a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a barracks and stables for the Household Cavalry. The current and previous buildings were, between the early 18th century and 1858, the main military ...

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3. www.royalparks.org.uk › horse-guards-paradeHorse Guards Parade - The Royal Parks

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   Horse Guards is the building with a clock tower over an archway, and remains the official entrance to St. James's and Buckingham Palace. Horse Guards dates from the eighteenth century and was designed by William Kent, the then Chief Architect to George II. The building is guarded by two mounted cavalry troopers of The King's Life Guard who are ...

4. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk › 101066100-horseHorse Guards - British Listed Buildings

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   5.2.70 Horse Guards. GV I. Army headquarters. c.1745-48 design by William Kent, built 1750-59 by. John Vardy and William Robinson, of the Office of Works. Portland stone, slate roofs. The major Palladian public building of the Burlington-Kent. school, but characterised as at Holkham (which it resembles) by Kent's.

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     Changing of The Guard at Horse Guards Parade | Household Cavalry Museum, Horse Guards, London 2023

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6. www.youtube.com › watchWATCH: Entrance to the historic Horse Guards building in ...

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7. www.trooping-the-colour.co.uk › horseguardsA VISITORS GUIDE TO HORSE GUARDS - Trooping the Colour

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   A black mark on both clock faces at Horse Guards commemorates the time of his execution -2pm. THE OLD HORSE GUARDS BUILDING – SECURITY, SENTRIES AND A ROYAL PRIVILEGE. After his restoration in May 1660, Charles II needing a trusted military guard, created the original Household Cavalry and the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards. No such standing ...

8. freetoursbyfoot.com › changing-of-the-horse-guardsHorse Guards Parade | Hourly Change & Dismounting Ceremony

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   Sep 18, 2024 · Our guide will get you to the best spot for a great view and perfect photographs. HOURLY CHANGE. The gates at Horseguards Parade are open, from 7:00 - 20:00 daily, and Mounted Sentries stay in position, guarding the entrance to Buckingham Palace, at the front courtyard from 11:00 (10:00 on Sundays) until 16:00.

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   Who designed the Horse Guards building?

   • On the parade ground, is a white building, the Horse Guards Building, with an archway in the middle, capped by a clocktower. The building dates from the 18th century and was designed by William Kent, Chief Architect to George II.

   Horse Guards Parade | Hourly Change & Dismounting Ceremony

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   What is Horse Guards & why is it important?

   • Horse Guards is the building with a clock tower over an archway, and remains the official entrance to St. James's and Buckingham Palace. Horse Guards dates from the eighteenth century and was designed by William Kent, the then Chief Architect to George II.

   Horse Guards Parade - The Royal Parks

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   Is Horse Guards a Grade 1 building?

   • Horse Guards, design by William Kent in the Palladian style is now a Grade I listed building and has to be maintained. Although only members of the Royal Family or cavalrymen on duty are allowed to drive or ride through the archway, visitors and tourists are free to walk through from Whitehall to Horse Guards Parade and St James's Park.

   Horse Guards, Westminster Walk - Walk London

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   Where is Horse Guards Parade?

   • Horse Guards viewed across Horse Guards Parade with the London Eye Ferris wheel in the background. Horse Guards is a historic building in the City of Westminster, London, between Whitehall and Horse Guards Parade. It was built in the mid-18th century, replacing an earlier building, as a barracks and stables for the Household Cavalry.

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   Are Horse Guards still in Whitehall?

   • Horse Guards originally formed the entrance to the Palace of Whitehall and later St James's Palace; for that reason it is still ceremonially defended by the King's Life Guard. Although still in military use, part of the building houses the Household Cavalry Museum which is open to the public.

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   What happened to Horse Guards?

   • However, Horse Guards remained as the only official entrance to the Court and has done so ever since. Over the years the old building was increasingly used as a military administrative base and had become overcrowded and cramped. It had also fallen into disrepair and by 1745 the sentries were said to be in danger from falling masonry.

   A VISITORS GUIDE TO HORSE GUARDS - Trooping the Colour

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10. www.walklondon.com › horse-guardsHorse Guards, Westminster Walk - Walk London

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    The Palace of Whitehall, the largest palace in Europe at that time, was destroyed by fire in 1698 and replaced by the present Horse Guards building in 1753. Today, The Queen’s Life Guard comprises of a Squadron of The Life Guards (red tunics and white plumed helmets) and a Squadron of The Blues and Royals (blue tunics and red plumed helmets).