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Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Albert designed the house himself, in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo.
Osborne House accommodation block. 35 self-contained studios and study bedrooms with en-suite on the south side of the Claverton Down campus. Student accommodation.
Osborne House, former residence of the British royal family on the Isle of Wight, England. The estate was bought by Queen Victoria in 1845, and the present house was completed in 1851 by Thomas Cubitt from plans prepared by Prince Albert. Queen Victoria died there on January 22, 1901.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Osborne House was built between 1845 and 1851 to provide Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with a private family home. It was built in the Italianate style in order to fit its setting on an island whose temperate climate and panoramic views over the Solent reminded Prince Albert of the Bay of Naples.
The Royal Collection at Osborne House. Many of the great paintings in the state rooms, and Queen Victoria's belongings in the family rooms, are part of the Royal Collection.