Balmoral Castle, Scotland

Balmoral Castle is situated on the shore of River Dee in Aberdeenshire area. Since the building, it was a private residence of English kings. This palace was a favourite place of Queen Victoria. She used to come here in August. The castle was built in a Gothic style that looks outstanding. The main building material was granite. In 1856 the building works were finished. The castle that we see today is the original one, particularly nothing has changed.

The castle façade is decorated with a number of delicate sculptures of Saints and heraldic symbols. The inner decoration deserves highest complements. There were saved a lot of pieces of art and precious elements of decoration. The main gilded staircase resembles a real masterpiece of art, its carver parapets have quite unique wavy form.

In the halls you can see a lot of paintings and wonderful sculptures. The marble floor is also made in the best traditions of royal decoration. The furniture in the castle is the same from the time of Queen Victoria. Near the castle has saved an old park that adores people with its outstanding design. In the summer the garden redolent of flowers. There has placed a wonderful greenery where you can see a lot of plants from the whole world. Also, it has a quite large kitchen garden, which in the 19th century was used for gardening vegetables for the royal family. The castle is surrounded with beautiful forests and other wonderful nature sightseeing. Next - Inveraray Castle