The Royal Pavilion, also well known as the Brighton Pavilion, is one of the most exotically beautiful buildings in Britain. Located in the heart of Brighton, it takes just 10 minutes walk from our 9S Living accommodation, 11 minutes walk from Brighton station.
The Pavilion is former royal residence since 1787. It was built as a seaside retreat for Prince of Wales, who later became George IV. The Pavilion was a discreet location for the Prince to enjoy private liaisons with his long term companion, Maria Fitzherbert.
Between 1815 and 1822, John Nash redesigned the Prince George IV ‘s Pavilion into and amazingly elaborat/be Indo-Saracenic style building prevalent in India. The fanciful design by Frederick Crace and Robert Jones, was heavily influenced by both Chinese and Indian fashion.
During the First World War, it has also served as a civic building, military hospital. Between 1914 and 1920, over 10,000 wounded soldiers were nursed back to health at the Pavilion hospital.
After the building was returned to Brighton Corporation, around 400,000 people visit the Royal Pavilion annually.
Wedding venues
The Royal Pavilion is licensed as a venue for weddings. There are two rooms for civil wedding ceremonies, the magnificent Music room and the elegant and more intimate Red Drawing room.
One of George IV’s great passion was music, within this Music room the King’s own band entertained the guests with Handel or Italian opera. The historic Red Drawing room was a place where the King’s distinguished female guests would withdraw to following lavish dinners in the palace’s Banqueting room.
Garden
In the Pavilion’s glorious grounds, The Royal Pavilion Garden has a wide variety of plants and flowers. It’s said to be the only fully restored Regency Garden in the UK. The garden is managed on organic principles, no weed killers or pesticides are used. The garden is a wonderful public space for all to enjoy and is open all year around.
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