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Gardens · London

Royal Wardrobe

Royal Wardrobe — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.

Ireland Yard Blackfriars, - geograph.org.uk - 3310436

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year
Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)

About

Royal Wardrobe is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Royal Wardrobe (also known as the King's Wardrobe) was a building located between Carter Lane and St Andrew's Church, just to the north of what is now Queen Victoria Street in the City of London, near Blackfriars. It was used as a storehouse for royal accoutrements, housing arms and clothing among other personal items of the Crown.

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Background

History

The Royal Wardrobe was not, first and foremost, a building, but a department of the Royal Household (and later a Department of State) in medieval and early modern England. The building in Blackfriars was a 14th-century house sold to King Edward III shortly after the death of its owner in 1359. It served primarily as a storehouse for the king's state and ceremonial robes, as well as those pertaining to members of the Royal Family and Household, to ambassadors, ministers, Knights of the Garter and various other office-holders. Cloths and hangings, as used at coronations, funerals and other occasions of state, were also kept here; as were items such as beds and other furnishings for royal and…

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Coordinates
51.5126, -0.1009
Address
174 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4EG
Phone
+44 20 7236 5474

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Where is Royal Wardrobe?
Royal Wardrobe is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5126°, -0.1009°.