The Royal Pavilion Brighton

Helga design

The Royal Pavilion is a former royal residence

located in Brighton, England, United

Kingdom. It was built in three stages, beginning

in 1787, as a seaside retreat for George,

Prince of Wales, who became the Prince

Regent in 1811. It is often referred to as the

Brighton Pavilion

It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style

prevalent in India for most of the 19th

century, with the most extravagant chinoiserie interiors ever executed

in the British Isles.

The Royal Pavilion grew over 35 years from a

simple farmhouse to a spectacular oriental

palace.

Brighton Pavilion became a temporary hospital for Indian soldiers in WW1

During the First World War, Brighton Pavilion was turned into a makeshift, if palatial, hospital for Indian servicemen wounded

while fighting for British forces