Brighton - Royal Pavilion

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Royal Pavilion Description

The Royal Pavilion in the center of Brighton was built between 1815 and 1823 in the Indian Mogul style, as the summer residence of the Prince of Wales. John Nash was the architect, with Frederick Crace and Robert Jones responsible for the interior. It remains one of the town's principal landmarks. Visitors enter the Pavilion through the Octagon Hall, passing via an antechamber into a long corridor with Chinese ornamentation. Note the fine cast iron banisters in imitation of bamboo. To the right of the corridor is the Banqueting Room with its astonishing oriental décor. This includes a chandelier of lotus shaped lamps protruding from the jaws of six chimerical creatures, all suspended from a silver dragon emerging from a cluster of palm

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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Victorian; Historic site; Oriental art

Address

Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Church Street
Brighton BN1 1EE
United Kingdom

http://www.royalpavilion.org.uk

Hours

October 1 to March 31

Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Closed	17:15	17:15	17:15	17:15	17:15	17:15	17:15

April 1 to September 30

Open	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30
Closed	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45	17:45

Always open, even if weekly hours indicate otherwise
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (Last Monday, August)

Always closed on:
Good Friday - Christian Christmas - Christian (December 25) Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)