Royal Pavilion

Welcome to an expensive and spectacular pleasure palace. The Royal Pavilion, built in stages between 1787 and 1823 for the prince Regent, afterwards King George IV, is notable for its exotic oriental aspect both inside and out. This beautiful royal pleasure palace was admired by sophisticated Regency society and remains a distinguishing feature for vibrant Brighton & Hove today. The Royal Pavilion also houses some of Britain's greatest collections and specimens of the chinoiserie style. Brighton & Hove City Council handed over ownership and operation of the Royal Pavilion & Museums' facilities and collections to a new charity, the Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust, on October 1, 2020.

The baptistery, located about west of the dome, was the third structure to be erected. The construction of the campanile then commenced. The cemetery, Campo Santo, was erected before the campanile was finished. Pisa's Piazza dei Miracoli is Italy's most magnificent assembly of Romanesque buildings. The cathedral, with its oddly Islamic dome and matching domed baptistery, rises from an emerald, green lawn and is faced in gray-and-white striped marble and bristling with columns and arches. The camposanto, or cemetery, flanks one side of the plaza, containing a burial place with dirt supposedly carried back during the Crusades from Golgotha, the hill where Jesus was crucified, so that aristocratic Pisans might rest in consecrated ground.

The Royal Pavilion Garden, located in the Pavilion grounds, includes a diverse collection of plants that have been restored to Nash's original Regency vision. It is considered to be the UK's only fully restored Regency Garden. The garden is maintained by the Trust's garden crew, which includes volunteers and is overseen by a Head Gardener. Street entertainers frequently use the garden, especially during the summer. In the garden, there is also a café.

Location: Brighton, UK