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BUCKINGHAM PALACE - Buckingham House, as it was first called, was built by the 1st Duke of Buckingham between 1702 and 1705, and bought by George III in 1762.

Buckingham Palace is like a small town, with a police station, two post offices, a hospital, a bar ,two sports clubs, a disco, a cinema and a swimming pool. There are 600 rooms and three miles of red carpet. Two men work full-time to look after the 300 clocks. About 700 people work in the Palace.

It is two places, not one. It is a family house, where children play and grow up .It is also the place where presidents, kings and politicians go to meet the Queen.

One of the most interesting sight is the Changing of the Guard. There are always guardsmen- and policemen too - outside the Palace. Every day a new guard of thirty guardsmen marches to the Palace and takes the place of the old guard. This is one of the most popular sights for tourists in London. First the band marches through the gates of the Palace. The job of the police is to stop the tourists from following the guards! Then the rest of the new guard marches through the gates. The guardsmen wear traditional uniform: a red coat and a black helmet. The helmet is called a ‘bearskin’ and it’s made of fur.

London has many traditions like the Changing of the Guard and many sights for the tourist to see. Buckingham Palace is just one of them.

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