A place everyone should visit in Great Britain is the Windsor Castle.

The upper ward of the

castle includes the private apartments of the monarch and private apartments for visitors. The
state apartments in the upper ward include the Waterloo Chamber, St. George’s Hall, and the
grand reception room. The upper ward is also the site of the royal library, which contains a
priceless collection of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Hans Holbein the
Younger, and other Old Masters. Fire destroyed the northeast corner of the upper ward in
November 1992. Most of the paintings, furniture, and other movable treasures were saved, but
more than 100 rooms, including St. George’s Hall, were destroyed or damaged. A successful
restoration of the affected area was completed in 1997.
Adjacent to the castle on the south, east, and north is Home Park, which consists of
approximately 500 acres of parkland. Frogmore, the site of the mausoleum of Queen Victoria
and Prince Albert, lies within the park. South of the castle lies the Great Park. The Long Walk, a
3-mile avenue leading into the Great Park, was planted by Charles II in 1685; its aging elm trees
were replaced by younger trees in 1945. Virginia Water, an artificial lake, lies at the southern
boundary.