Royal stables in Britain - about the same as the Kremlin garage in Russia. The difference is that the stables are open to tourists admire as much as you though royal thoroughbred horses, though special vehicles occupants of Buckingham Palace.

His first court held stable on the west end of the Strand, on the site of the present National Gallery. There's also a 1377 contained the royal hawks during moulting, this word (mew - «molting") gave the name to the stables, "Royal Mews". Their current building near Buckingham Palace designed by John Nash in 1825. Nash has created a magnificent complex with a tower topped with a clock. Dorian arch leads into a square formed by the premises stables. When Queen Victoria here contain more than 200 horses. In one of the premises of the cow lived monarch (presumably the one that is mentioned in a poem by Alan Milne's "The Ballad of the royal sandwich").

Today, Royal Mews - an important part of the Office of the Lord Chamberlain: they provide movement of the queen, her family members and foreign ambassadors at festive occasions (of the year, there are about fifty). This state visits, official opening of the sessions of Parliament, presents his credentials. In addition, the front is used to transport members of the royal family weddings - such as Prince William and his new bride Kate Middleton in Westminster Abbey in 1902 lucky landau drawn by white horses Quartet (Landes you can see the stables).

Likewise available for inspection by visitors all the coaches, wagons and cars, available in the stables. First of all, of course, the pride of Britain - a golden royal coach, built in 1762. It is richly decorated with gilded figures of Tritons (a reference to the naval power of the country), cherubim, palm branches. It weighs four tons and the crew used for special occasions - for example, for the coronation. Most used light Scottish coach. As depicted on its coat of arms of the royal door woven inscription "No one will touch me with impunity." Harnessed in the carriage of the Queen is very beautiful bay Cleveland and Windsor gray horses.

Of course, stables and a more modern means of transportation. Here are five royal limousines contains three "Rolls-Royce" and two "Bentley". State numbers on them not, color - black or burgundy, cars decorated with the royal arms.

Here, in the stables, riding school is located, has existed since the middle of the XVIII century. Her graduate, kings, queens, princes and princesses who have to learn this important art.