| One
of the "minor" gates at Buckingham Palace. |
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| Looking
down the Mall from the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace.
St. James Park is on the right and the aptly named Green Park is on the
left. |
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| While
the queen has some six state coaches, this is the State Coach. Used for
the most formal of occasions, this is by far the most ornate, a sort of
rolling golden statue. |
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| A
slightly closer view of the State Coach. You can see the work done on the
golden statues that adorn it. |
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| One
of the nine painted panels on the State Coach. The statues and painted images
harken back to the mythology of England as ruler of the seas and its descendancy
from the ancient gods of the seas. |
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