1. 775 -- number of rooms in palace
![](http://www.idesignarch.com/wp-content/uploads/Buckingham-Palace-Grand-Staircase.jpg)
Grand Room courtesy www.idesignarch.com.
2. 1514 -- number of doors
![](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/55247000/jpg/_55247003_bruce_room2.jpg)
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3. 760 -- number of windows
![](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/1/27/1264606802391/Buckingham-palace-thermal-001.jpg)
Photo courtesy guim.co.uk.
4. 1705 -- year the palace was built
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Buckingham_House_1710.jpeg)
Buckingham Palace circa 1710 courtesy upload.wikimedia.org.
5. 1837 -- year the palace became the Royal Family's official residence after which an addition was added to house Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's nine children
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Dronning_victoria.jpg/220px-Dronning_victoria.jpg)
Queen Victoria, who ascended to the throne in 1837, moved into the palace the same year (photo courtesy www.wikimedia.org).
6. 40,000 -- number of lightbulbs
![](http://dl.ledtronics.com/ImagesAll/uk_palace.jpg)
Photo courtesy ledtronics.com.
7. 40 -- number of acres of private garden, London's largest, which includes a helicopter pad, tennis courts and lake
![](http://www.caminomyway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Queen-Victoria-Memorial-Gardens-and-Buckingham-Palace-London.jpg)
Gardens courtesy www.caminomyway.com.
8. 800 -- number of staff who make up the Royal Household
![Royal Household](http://www.royal.gov.uk/List%20Images/Homepage%20relaunch/royal%20household.jpg)
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9. 51,000 -- number of guests who visit palace each year
![](http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Queen+Hosts+Buckingham+Palace+Garden+Party+lsvQW7yhY2ml.jpg)
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10. 1 billion -- approximate value in pounds of palace today
![](http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/london/kveen0076s.jpg)
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