Royal Pavilion
| Royal Pavilion | |
|---|---|
View of the Royal Pavilion | |
Location in Brighton, England | |
| General information | |
| Type | Palace |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic Revival |
| Town or city | Brighton |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°49′23″N 0°08′15″W / 50.82306°N 0.13750°W |
| Construction started | 1787 |
| Completed | 1823 |
| Owner | Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John Nash |
| Website | |
| Royal Pavilion | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | The Royal Pavilion |
| Designated | 13 October 1952 |
| Reference no. | 1380680 |
The Royal Pavilion (also known as the Brighton Pavilion) and surrounding gardens is a Grade I listed[1] former royal residence located 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.[2][3] 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.
- ^ Historic England. "THE ROYAL PAVILION, The City of Brighton and Hove (1380680)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "History of the Royal Pavilion". Brighton Museums. Archived from the original on 3 June 2015.
- ^ Dadlani, Chanchal B. (1 January 2018). From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire. Yale University Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-300-23317-9.