Royal Pavilion

The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV's successors William IV, and Victoria, also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.
On 1 April 2020, management and operation of the Royal Pavilion & Museums' buildings and collections were transferred from Brighton & Hove City Council to a new charity: the Royal Pavilion & Museums Trust (RPMT).
==References and notes==
==Further reading==
*Dinkel, John, 1983. The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
*Morley, John, 1983. The Making of the Royal Pavilion
*Musgrave, Clifford, 1951. Royal Pavilion: A Study in the Romantic
*Musgrave, Clifford, 1959. Royal Pavilion: An Episode in the Romantic
*Roberts, Henry D, 1939. The History of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton
*Rutherford, Jessica M.F., 2003. A Prince's Passion: The life of the Royal Pavilion.
==External links==
*The Royal Pavilion and Museums' official website
*Images of the Royal Pavilion
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*Doctor Brighton's Pavilion The Royal Pavilion as a hospital for soldiers of the British Indian Army during World War I
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