England · 17th century
Kensington Palace is a royal residence situated within Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has served as a residence for the British royal family since the 17th century and is currently the official London residence of several royals, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and Princess Eugenie alongside her husband, Jack Brooksbank. The term "Kensington Palace" is often used as a metonym for the offices of the royals who reside there.
Today, the State Rooms of Kensington Palace are open to the public and are managed by Historic Royal Palaces, an independent charity that operates without public funding. The palace's offices and private living quarters remain the responsibility of the Royal Household. Additionally, Kensington Palace showcases numerous paintings and other artifacts from the Royal Collection.
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Kensington Palace ranks #36 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 360 mapped in England. Founded 1605, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 62,067 times in the last 60 days, more than 99% of the atlas. Wikidata records about 380,000 visitors in 2015. 23 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is London, 4 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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