The Royal Pavilion in Brighton, England was built beginning in 1787 as a seaside retreat for the Prince of Wales, who later became the Prince Regent. Over 35 years it grew from a simple farmhouse into an ornate oriental palace in the Indo-Saracenic style popular in India during the 19th century, featuring some of the most extravagant Chinese-inspired interiors in Britain. During World War I it was temporarily converted into a hospital for Indian soldiers wounded while fighting for British forces.

1. The Royal Pavilion
Brighton
Helga design

4. 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

14. The Royal Pavilion grew over 35 years
from a simple farmhouse to a
spectacular oriental palace.
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.

26. 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