THE ROYAL PAVILION BRIGHTON EXPOSED

Описание: Royal Pavilion Brighton | George IV's £500,000 Palace That Bankrupted the Crown | Regency Architecture Documentary
Brighton Royal Pavilion history, George IV extravagance, John Nash Regency architecture, British royal palaces, Maria Fitzherbert marriage, William IV, Queen Victoria Brighton, historic royal residences UK, expensive palaces, royal debt crisis, architectural restoration.
The Untold Story:
George IV hired architect John Nash in 1815 to transform a seaside villa into an Indian Mughal fantasy palace in Brighton, England. Final cost: £500,000+ (£50+ million today). By 1830, the King owed £3 million personally. His brother William IV tried to demolish it. Queen Victoria stripped it and sold it to Brighton for £50,000.
What You'll Learn:
Cast iron onion domes disguised as Mughal architecture
One-ton dragon chandelier (cost = 40 years worker wages)
George IV secret Catholic marriage to Maria Fitzherbert (illegal under Royal Marriages Act 1772)
Why Brighton became royal refuge from scandal
£240,000 coronation that made George IV Britain's most hated king
How William IV called it a "squandery" and closed rooms
Victoria's asset stripping and 90% value loss sale (1850)
£10 million public restoration (1982-2000s)
Timeline: 1783 - George visits Brighton 1787 - Marine Pavilion (£22,000) 1815-1823 - Nash transformation (£500,000+) 1830 - George dies, £3M debt 1850 - Brighton buys for £50,000 1982-2000s - £10M restoration
Key Figures: George IV (Prince Regent, King 1820-1830), Maria Fitzherbert (secret wife), John Nash (architect), Henry Holland, Frederick Crace (decorator), William IV, Queen Victoria
Specs: 60+ rooms, 70-ft central dome, 90-ft minarets, 42-ft Banqueting Room, Chinese interiors, cast iron palm-tree kitchen columns
Related: Windsor Castle fire 1992, Blenheim Palace costs, Osborne House Victoria mourning, British royal residences history, Regency period architecture, Georgian excess, royal family finances, historic palace restoration UK