The White House vs Buckingham Palace

The White House and Buckingham Palace, both are extremely popular since they are the residences of the powerful people.

The White House is the place where the president of the United States is living (currently it is Donald Trump), and it is located in Washington D.C.

Buckingham Palace is in London, and it is a place of reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, currently Queen Elizabeth.

Everyone is interested in how those two houses look like, what Donald Trump can possibly do in his house during the free time or what Queen Elizabeth sees after waking up. Let’s look into those two impressive places and discuss the most interesting aspects.

1. History, how it all began ...
   
   WH ⇨ George Washington ( the first president of the country) chose design of the building and the location of it, he died before it was completed, all presidents after him were living there.
   Before 1910 it was known as President’s Palace, President’s Home and the Executive Mansion. The current and official name, the White House, was introduced by Theodore Roosevelt.
   
   
   
   
   BP ⇨ Firstly, it was only “ Buckingham House”, a place to stay during John Sheffield’s visits (he was the Duke of Buckingham in 1703). In 1820 it was given the ultimate makeover and it was transformed into a palace.
2. Who lives there? ... Isn’t that obvious?
   
   WH ⇨ the president and his family, staff such as cleaning/cooking staff but besides them other staff members commute to work every day ...
   

   

   Destiny: THE WHITE HOUSE

   
   BP ⇨ it is a residence of the queen but also of 800 members of the staff, e.g . flagman, clockmaker, cleaners. Impressive…
3. The number of rooms
   
   WH ⇨ 132
   BP ⇨ 775 !!!
4. The biggest room: 
   
   WH ⇨ The State Dining Room
   
   
   BP ⇨ The Grand Ballroom
   
   
5. The most famous rooms:
   

   
   

   WH ⇨ 

   
   

   
   

   

   The Oval Office

   
   
   

   
   

   

   Blue Room

   
   

   

   The Lincoln Bedroom

   
   

   BP ⇨

   
   
   

   

   The White Drawing Room

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   The Blue Drawing Room

   
   
   

   

   The Throne Room

6. Facilities
   
   WH ⇨ There is tennis court, a jogging track, swimming pool, movie theater, billiard room, and a bowling lane
   
   BP ⇨ there is a post office, police station, doctor’s surgery, cinema and swimming pool
   
   

   
7. Is it open to the public?
   
   WH ⇨ Yes, It’s open free of charge to the public, and it receives approximately 6,000 visitors a day
   
   BP ⇨ Yes, but only during the summer, when the queen heads off to Scotland
   
   

   
8. Balcony; we need to talk about this!
   
   WH ⇨ Truman Balcony, it is the second-floor balcony of the Executive Residence
   
   BP ⇨ One of the most famous balcony in the world, where the royal family makes appearance during different occasions
   
   

   
   
   
   
9. How much does it worth? $$$$$$
   
   WH ⇨ It is estimated to be worth $287 Million
   
   BP ⇨ it is estimated that the palace can worth even £2.2 billion
   
   

   
10. Fun facts
    
    WH ⇨ It is said that there are ghosts of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Abigail Adams, Dolly Madison, and a cat, which is a predictor of a national tragedy.
    The President and the First Lady are charged for all of their meals, toiletries, dry cleaning, and incidentals.
    
    BP ⇨ all the windows in the palace – 760 are cleaned every six weeks
    There are secret tunnels beneath the building, they lead to the nearby streets
    
    
    Which house is better? To be exact, who do you think is the winner of this residence competition? Donald Trump or Queen Elizabeth?