Osborne House

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After purchasing and dismantling the original house on the site, the present building was erected between 1845 and 1851, in the Palladian style, rather than the predominant Gothic style of the period. The last addition, the Durbar Wing, was completed in 1891. Two tall towers dominate the landscape, above fountains set in terraced gardens, and wooded parkland. The<B> </B><A HREF="id149.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Swiss Cottage"><U><B>Swiss Cottage,</B></U></A><B> </B>a chalet built within the grounds, was presented to Victoria and Albert’s children in 1854, and now serves as a museum.</div> <div> The elaborately decorated interior features marble pillars, statues, and grand paintings, as well as many of Victoria’s private possessions. The queen spent much of her widowhood at Osborne, and her private apartments remain exactly as they were at the time of her death there in 1901. The house was given to the nation by Edward VII and full public access to the royal suite was granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1954. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <HEAD> <STYLE type="text/css">  </STYLE> </HEAD>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id529.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Osborne House (Sea View)"><U><B>Offshore view of Osborne House</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id112.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="East Cowes 1"><U><IMG SRC="25f0bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Osborne House on a misty morning</div> <div> <A HREF="id112.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="East Cowes 1"><U><IMG SRC="25f2bc0d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div>  <HEAD> <STYLE type="text/css">  </STYLE> </HEAD>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Georgia Ref" ><A HREF="id552.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Osborne House"><U>More</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B> <A HREF="#" onmouseover=" document.images.button.src = down.src; window.status='Status text can be personalized to provide more useful information about a link'; return true; " onmouseout=" document.images.button.src = 'HTMLobj-2322/upbutton.jpg'; window.status=window.defaultStatus; return true; "> <IMG SRC="HTMLobj-2322/upbutton.jpg" WIDTH=108 HEIGHT=36 BORDER=0 ALIGN=bottom NAME="button"></A>   <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"></SCRIPT>  </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>