Osborne House

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Osborne House
Aerial view

To the north of the Isle of Wight in East Cowes is Osborne House , the former country residence of Queen Victoria of Great Britain, where she died on January 22, 1901.

history

Victoria bought the house in 1845 as a private retreat for herself and her family, as the Royal Pavilion , built by her uncle in the seaside resort of Brighton , had not given her enough privacy. She had the palace extensively rebuilt and expanded in the Italian style according to the plans of her husband Albert . The executive architect was Thomas Cubitt, who also built the front wing with the main facade of Buckingham Palace . In addition to several hundred hectares of land, the house also has a few other houses such as Bladon Manor. A Swiss mountain house, the Swiss Cottage, was built in the spacious park as a playhouse for the children.

Her heir to the throne, King Edward VII , had no more meaningful use for the property after his mother's death. He donated it to the British nation in 1903. Since then, it has been accessible to everyone as a museum and is largely in its original state.

From 1903 to 1921, parts of the property housed the Royal Naval College .

  • Seaside, with fountain group Knabe mit Schwan by the Berlin sculptor Theodor Kalide

  • Garden and terrace

  • View of the garden terrace

  • park

  • Private beach with bathing trolleys pulled into the water by horses

Web links

Commons : Osborne House  - collection of images

Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 2 ″  N , 1 ° 16 ′ 11 ″  W.