The Royal Pavilion chimneys, Brighton, East Sussex
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Norfolk12
N 50° 49.338 W 000° 08.262
30U E 701595 N 5633969
Several sets of chimneys made to blend in with the Oriental architecture
Waymark Code: WM9398
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/21/2010
Views: 14
Queen Victoria disliked Brighton and the lack of privacy the Pavilion afforded her on her visits there (especially once Brighton became accessible to Londoners by rail in 1841) and after her last visit to Brighton in 1845, the Government planned to sell the building and grounds. The Brighton Commissioners and the Brighton Vestry successfully petitioned the Government to sell the Pavilion to the town for £53,000 in 1850 under the Brighton Improvement (Purchase of the Royal Pavilion and Grounds) Act 1850.
The purchase of the Royal Pavilion from Queen Victoria, by Brighton, marked the beginnings of the site’s tourism dominance through the Royal Pavilion’s transition from a private residence to a state owned public attraction. Today, the Royal Pavilion greets around 400,000 visitors a year and is the main tourist attraction in Brighton.
This suggests that the construction of the Royal Pavilion, started by George IV, impacted the city of Brighton to an extent that its effects are still seen today. During the early 19th century, when the Royal Pavilion was given its Oriental style, the British East India Company had been established by Britain for almost 200 years.
Due to the fact that countries like India and China were so closely associated with the economic well being of Britain, the strong influence of Orientalism, seen in the Royal Pavilion, can be attributed to the trading enterprise British East India Company.
link :www.royalpavilion.org.uk
Private or Public Property?: Public
What material is it made from?: stone
When was it made?: 01/01/1784
Estimated Height of chimney (please include whether metres or feet): 4ft ish
Type of building e.g. house, hotel etc: Royal Palace
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