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  Royal Brighton Pavilion: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Royal Brighton Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion is a splendid palace built in Brighton, East Sussex in the 19th Century as a seaside retreat for the then Prince Regent.
Between 1815 and 1822, the designer John Nash redesigned the palace in the format familiar with tourists and locals alike.
During the First World War the pavilion was used as a hospital for wounded servicemen.
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 Royal Pavilion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prince Regent, who later became King George IV, first visited Brighton in the year of 1783, due to his physician advising him that the seawater would be beneficial to his gout.
Being remote from the Royal Court in London, the Pavilion was also a discreet location for the Prince to enjoy liasons with his wife, Mrs Fitzherbert, his marriage to whom was illegal due to her Catholic religion.
The Prince's interest is widely held to have fuelled the transformation of Brighton from the small fishing village of Brighthelmstone into the fashionable resort it remains.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Brighton_Pavilion   (353 words)

  
 Royal Pavilion Brighton East Sussex
The Royal Pavilion, the seaside residence of George IV, is one of the most exotically beautiful buildings in the British Isles.
John Nash was engaged to transform and extend the Royal Pavilion in 1815.
In 1850 the Brighton Town Commissioners (the elected governing body of Brighton) purchased the shell of the Royal Pavilion for £53,000.
www.touruk.co.uk /houses/houseesuss_royal.htm   (1094 words)

  
 Royal Pavilion -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Between 1815 and 1822, the designer (Click link for more info and facts about John Nash) John Nash redesigned the palace in the format familiar with tourists and locals alike.
After the death of George IV, (Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901)) Queen Victoria sold the Royal Pavilion to the council.
During the (A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918) First World War the pavilion was used as a hospital for wounded servicemen.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/royal_pavilion.htm   (258 words)

  
 ROYAL PAVILION, BRIGHTON
It is hardly surprising that the Royal Pavilion appears on the international tourist circuit.
Brighton was little more than a fishing village before the Prince of Wales first visited in 1783 aged 21.
John Nash engaged to transform and extend the Royal Pavilion in a style based on Indian architecture.
www.ihbc.org.uk /context_archive/29/brighton.htm   (640 words)

  
 The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
The Royal Pavilion, that onion domed and minareted masterpiece of Oriental style architecture exists today by the wishes of 36 Brighton voters.
But after a few months of romantic poverty with Mrs Fitzherbert he realised that he wanted a house in Brighton that would be a jewel in the Imperial diadem, a fitting palace for the great prince he knew himself to be.
Now, some 170 years on, the Royal Pavilion is visited by 400,000 people every year.
www.langust.ru /review/royal_pa.shtml   (312 words)

  
 The Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Frederick Crace and Robert Jones were responsible for the lavishly appointed rooms, their combined skills using a 'Chinese' theme giving the new Royal Pavilion a sophisticated opulence that perfectly complimented the splendid building.
William IV continued to use the Pavilion as a Royal residence, but Queen Victoria took an instant dislike to the 'strange looking thing', and by 1845 had deserted both the palace and Brighton, finding the refinement and peace of the Isle of Wight more appealing to her sense of privacy.
Generous donations from the Royal Family have ensured that many of the rooms now display their original furnishings and, with the help of archived documentation, the restoration teams have recreated the early 19th century schemes installed by Crace and Jones.
www.theheritagetrail.co.uk /royal%20palaces/royal%20pavilion.htm   (548 words)

  
 The Royal Marine Pavilion, Brighton
William Cobbett likened the Pavilion to a jumble of turnips and tulips.
Nash's Pavilion is important for two reasons; first, the extraordinary conception of the building itself, its decoration and adornment, as a summer palace by the sea; and, second, in Nash's use of structural ironwork.
Perhaps the turning point, curiously enough, was the use of the Pavilion, at the King's suggestion, as a hospital for Indian troops wounded on the western front during the first world war.
www.ihbc.org.uk /context_archive/75/brighton/pavilion.html   (1385 words)

  
 Brighton Museum & Art Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This project is part of a larger regeneration scheme creating a vibrant cultural centre in and around the Royal Pavilion estate in the heart of the new city of Brighton and Hove.
New facilities include: the Museum entrance in the Royal Pavilion gardens with a spacious foyer and shop; improved disabled access; new education facilities with an art room and a dedicated education 'pavilion'.
Brighton History Centre is open for all enquiries about Local History and our museum collections.
www.brighton.virtualmuseum.info   (254 words)

  
 Fencing's Royal Connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Royal interest in fencing only revived in the mid 18th century when the leading fencing master of the day, Domenico Angelo, was appointed to teach the Prince of Wales (later George III) and his brother the Duke of York in 1758.
In the year 1771 I had the honour to be appointed fencing master to their Royal Highnesses, the Prince of Wales (later George IV) and Prince Frederick.
Hand-coloured, mounted and bound in red morocco with a cusped yellow leather border, the plates are prefaced by a manuscript dedication by Angelo to the Prince of Wales.
www.classicalfencing.com /articles/royal.shtml   (1346 words)

  
 Royal Pavilion, Brighton Hotels. Hotels near Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Accommodation UK
All our discount Royal Pavilion, Brighton hotels are specially selected with guaranteed low internet rates for all our England and UK hotels.
From a cheap Royal Pavilion, Brighton hotel, to 4 and 5 star Royal Pavilion, Brighton hotels with special offers, you are sure to find the best Royal Pavilion, Brighton hotel Accommodation for you.
Situated adjacent to Brighton's waterfront and within walking distance from the city's main attractions such as theatres, the Palace Pier, The Brighton Pavilion and the ever famous Lanes shopping area.
www.picturesofengland.com /England/East_Sussex/Brighton/Royal_Pavilion,_Brighton/hotels5/ratinglow   (1031 words)

  
 Royal Pavilion, Brighton Hotels. Hotels near Royal Pavilion, Brighton - Accommodation UK
The Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton is a Regency Style Hotel, built in 1826 it offers a warm and friendly environment directly opposite Brighton Pier to reinforce it's reputation as a family hotel.
The De Vere Grand Brighton is one of the finest hotels on the south coast.
Superbly located on Brighton’s seafront, this impressive Regency style hotel is ideal for the nearby Royal Pavilion, the ‘Lanes’ shopping area and the Promenade.
www.picturesofengland.com /England/East_Sussex/Brighton/Royal_Pavilion,_Brighton/hotels12   (984 words)

  
 Royal Pavilion, Brighton, United Kingdom
The interior of the Pavilion is as incredibly opulent as the exterior.
The story about the Royal Pavilion is next: The Royal Pavilion began life as little more than a 'modest farmhouse' which George, Prince of Wales, rented when he first began visiting Brighton in 1783.
His brother William IV (1830-37)shared George's fondness for the town, but their nice, Queen Victoria (1837-1901), felt Brighton to be 'far too crowded' and sold the Pavilion to Brighton in 1850, having first stripped it of all its fittings and furniture.
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 Brighton Listings - What's On - Theatre, Cinema, Clubs, Comedy, Arts, Poetry, Mind, Body & Spirit
The Brighton Centre - one of the largest multi-purpose venues in the South East.
The Brighton Dome, Corn Exchange and Pavilion Theatre are some of the best venues in the South East.
The Marlborough Theatre is a 50-seater pub- theatre in the heart of Brighton, run entirely by volunteers.
whatson.brighton.co.uk   (442 words)

  
 History
They are just four ways in which, over the years, people have tried to describe the Royal Pavilion.
With its riot of onion domes and minarets, its blend of refined Indian architecture and opulent Chinese interiors, the palace is nothing short of an exotic feast for the senses, a mouth-watering masala to be savoured with relish.
The Royal Pavilion's 400,000 visitors a year couldn't agree more.
tourism.brighton.co.uk /history/bodypage.asp?subheading=The+Royal+Pavilion&url=history&lang=English&mainheading=6   (544 words)

  
 History of the Monarchy > The Hanoverians > George IV
George IV was 48 when he became Regent in 1811, as a result of the illness of his father, George III.
After his father's long illness, George resumed royal visits; he visited Hanover in 1821 (it had not been visited by its ruler since the 1750s), and Ireland and Scotland over the next couple of years.
His concern for royal prerogative was sporadic; when the Prime Minister Lord Liverpool fell ill in 1827, George at one stage suggested that ministers should choose Liverpool's successor.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page114.asp   (290 words)

  
 The Royal Pavilion Brighton UK for visitors and learners of English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The services of Brighton's premier "bather", John 'Smoaker' Miles, as well as those of our most celebrated "dipper", Martha Gunn, are likely to be needed.
Both have been instructed to remain in the town for the current season and to clear their diaries for June 1785.
He added that the race meetings had proved successful in bringing continued prosperity to Brighton and that he hoped eventually to extend them to four days.
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 All you ever wanted to know About Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Sussex
Description: One of the most exotically beautiful buildings in the UK, the Royal Pavilion was originally a farmhouse, which was converted into a palace in 1787.
But after a few months the Prince had decided that he wanted a palace by the sea and over the next 35 years, at a cost of one million pounds, the Royal Pavilion was created.
Sold to Brighton by Queen Victoria for the sum of £50,000 (the Brighton residents only agreed to purchase the building after a pole returned a majority of only 36 votes), the buildings were painstakingly restored in the 1980s.
www.allaboutsussex.co.uk /index/placestovisit/royalpavilionbrighton.htm   (338 words)

  
 Royal Pavilion
Fitzherbert She took a house in Brighton and he leased a farmhouse facing the Steine.
He converted this into the Marine Pavilion hiring renowned architect Henry Holland.
It was the architect Porden who designed the first dome and the Prince was so tickled with this novelty that he had the entire palace remodelled on this theme in 1815 by the architect John Nash.
www.plus44.com /royal/pavilion/pav2.html   (227 words)

  
 Brighton hotels - Fyfield House Hotel, Brighton bed and breakfast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Fyfield House Hotel is a non-smoking, central, delightful, warm, private hotel, overlooking an attractive garden square, the sea and The Brighton Pier.
The Lanes and The Royal Pavilion are nearby, as are the shops, Pubs, Clubs, Restaurants and a 10 minute walk will take you to The Brighton Conference Centre along the seafront.
This charming Regency building is run by Anna and her team, providing your stylish home from home, whether you stay for business or pleasure.
www.fyfieldhotelbrighton.com   (120 words)

  
 Hotels in Brighton: Official Brighton & Hove Tourist Information
Brighton hotels, bed and breakfasts, guesthouses, and self-catering accommodation offer a wide range of style and price.
Nestling between the South Downs and the Channel on England's sunny south coast Brighton is a rich mix of Regency heritage, specialist shopping, lively arts, beachfront fun and year round events, not forgetting our very own royal palace, the exotic Royal Pavilion.
Perfect for a break at any time of the year Brighton is a compact city with everything within walking distance, and just under an hour by train from London.
www.visitbrighton.com   (218 words)

  
 Royal Pavilion Brighton - a Gardens Guide review
: The Royal Pavilion, designed by John Nash in 1815, is in the style of the Moghul palaces of India.
The idea for using this style came from Humphry Repton's Designs for the Pavilion at Brighton (1808).
The gardens of the Pavilion, which are not extensive, have been returned to their 1826 appearance.
www.gardenvisit.com /g/brig.htm   (172 words)

  
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 Brighton Restaurant Italian | Al Duomo | Private Parties | Weddings | Hen Nights | Birthday
Great location - next to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, two minutes from the Theatre Royal, Brighton Pier and The Lanes and North Laines.
Spaghetti Pizza Pasta Next to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, two minutes from the Theatre Royal, Brighton Pier and The Lanes and North Laines, Al Duomo's restaurant is ideally situated in Brighton's City centre.
The Pavilion Buildings are set in a paved square with seating for al fresco dining, overlooking The Royal Pavilion, in warmer months Al Duomo is a wood fired Neapolitan Pizzeria untilising fresh ingredients to create genuine traditional Southern Italian food served in an enjoyable, relaxed atmosphere with efficient friendly service and real value for money.
www.alduomo.co.uk   (254 words)

  
 The Royal Pavilion, Brighton on AboutBritain.com
Browse in the Pavilion Shop among the fine collection of books, prints, ceramics and gifts from exquisite jewellery to reproductions of the Pavilion's own wallpapers and fabrics.
The Pavilion offers many services to enhance your visit including guided tours, provision for disabled visitors and education facilities.
The State Rooms are available for corporate evening hire and the Pavilion is licensed for civil wedding ceremonies.
www.aboutbritain.com /TheRoyalPavilion.htm   (600 words)

  
 Brighton hotels - Sea Spray boutique themed hotel, Bed and Breakfast, B&B, Brighton, Sussex, UK
We have used local Brighton artists to help design the themes in the bedrooms with pizzazz and imagination – and not a hint of chintz!
Furthermore, this central, seafront small hotel boasts one of the better locations in Brighton, in a beautiful garden square setting, amongst the other Brighton boutique hotels and within a short walk of Brighton’s main attractions, shops, bars and restaurants.
If you have chosen to come to Brighton, then Sea Spray is what Brighton is all about.
www.seaspraybrighton.co.uk   (393 words)

  
 Royal Pavilion Brighton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
1665 Brighton loses its fishing trade as much of the lower town is destroyed by the sea
Brighton and the Royal Pavilion 1830 until now
English prepositions: Seabathing in Brighton and The Royal Pavilion
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 Images of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, by John Nash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
By the mid-18th century Brighton had become a fashionable resort, largely because of the supposed benefits of its sea water.
The Prince first visited at his uncle's house and later stayed in the first version of the "Pavilion" which in the late 18th century was a simple neo-classical building designed by Henry Holland.
From 1811-20 George was the Prince Regent and is was primarily during this time period that John Nash transformed the earlier structure.
www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/england/brighton/pavilion/nash.html   (349 words)

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