Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER V. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS IN LONDON. OYALLY giving precedence to all that appertains to, or is associated with, Royalty, we naturally select the historically famous Castle at Windsor, and Hampton Court and Buckingham Palaces, as presenting the fittest objects of architectural interest to occupy the foreground in our panoramic view of the sights and scenic attractions of the queen of modern cities. Admission into Windsor Castle, the metropolitan residence of our Queen-Empress, is permitted only to those who can procure the necessary tickets which are to be obtained, under certain restrictions, from the Governor in charge, the public being excluded only when Her Imperial Gracious Majesty desires to remain absolute privacy. In my own case, I was fortunate in being one among the thousands who had the privilege of entering those palatial precincts on the occasion on which hundreds of delegates and representatives of the Y.M.C.A. had assembled on the royal grounds from all parts of the world for the purpose of celebrating their first Jubilee. The magnificence and splendour by which the visitor is surrounded on every side on entering the main edifice cannot fail to overwhelm him with wonder and admiration, enhanced at every step he advances into the inner courts. I attempt no description of what I saw, but shall merely say that the objects that attracted and interested my attention most were St. George's Chapel, the Albert Memorial Chapel, and further on the Mausoleum, a miniature presentment of the Taj Mahal of Delhi. Here lie interred the remains of Prince "Albert the Good," the beloved royal Consort whose name and memory are revered and cherished alike by the sovereign and her subject people. This venerated memorial is...
