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[[File:Buckingham Palace.jpg|thumb|240px|Buckingham Palace as seen in the anime.]]
{{Nihongo|'''Buckingham Palace'''|バッキンガム宮殿|Bakkingamu Kyūden}} is the official royal residence of the [[British Royal Family]], located inside of [[London]]. It is mostly used for meetings with important people from other countries.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 3</ref> By the end of the [[British Halloween]] the palace is destroyed from [[Battle of Buckingham Palace|the battle]] that ensued there.

==Appearance==
===Palace Grounds===
[[File:Buckingham Gates.jpg|thumb|220px|Entrance gates to Buckingham Palace. The {{W|Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom|coat of arms}} is missing, probably for trademark reasons.]]
The palace itself and the palace grounds are very large, such that it looks like an entire section of England’s capital city was left open as a combination of two adjoining parks. There is also a square rest area that had guide lights so it could be used as a heliport to Buckingham Palace.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt3/>

===Hallways===
[[File:Buckingham hallway.jpg|thumb|220px|left|[[Villian|Princess Villian]] walking down the hallway of knights' crests.]]
The hallway was as wide as a small room. Inside the hallway were carpets meant to be looked at instead of stepped on, paintings and sculptures scattered around, and even a [[maid]] carrying around a tea set.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt3/> Also, the hallway has a very tall ceiling. Much like the lights in a tunnel, shield-shaped crests were lined up on the walls at even intervals. These crests have meaning of a magical faction, so only the crests of [[Knights of England|knights]] were displayed. Having one’s family’s crest displayed in that hallway was the first step towards becoming a noble family.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt2>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 2</ref>

===Meeting Room===
[[File:Toaru Majutsu no Index III E11 04m 40s.png|thumb|220px|Queen [[Elizard]] in the meeting hall.]]
It is a spacious area that looked more like a party hall. A number of tables were set up in concentric circles like the rings of a tree. It reminded [[Kamijou Touma]] of the UN conference room he had occasionally seen on TV.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 4</ref>

===Others===
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Rooms can apparently be as large tennis court there, especially those of princesses like [[Villian]].<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt2 /> There is also simple reception area in the third floor of the palace.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4 /> Inside the palace are coded documents and paintings that contain the secret into creating another [[Curtana]] whenever the current one was lost or destroyed.<ref name=IndexV18Ch7Pt6>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 7 Part 6</ref> Prior to the British Halloween, the method in recreating the Curtana was deemed to be lost,<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4 /> until [[Riméa]] revealed that they were part of the palace and [[Carissa]] knew all along. Furthermore, according to Riméa current [[Magician|magicians]] cannot [[decode]] them.<ref name=IndexV18Ch7Pt6 />

[[Index|Index's]] [[John's Pen Remote Control|John's Pen external controller]] is hidden within the palace, something so secret that not even Carissa knows that it exists or that it is hidden within the palace.<ref name=IndexV18Ep>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Epilogue</ref>

==Principles==
It is used for diplomatic purposes. As such, there are no magical mechanisms meant for security measures inside the palace, despite the fact that [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|Great Britain]] is a magical country. According to [[Kanzaki Kaori]], if it was covered in magical mechanisms, it would look as if they were inviting the foreign leaders into a trap. That would be a major diplomatic problem.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt3 /> Moreover, because the [[Elizard|Queen]] has the [[Curtana Second]] with her as such she doesn't need that kind of security.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4 /> Also, though it doesn't have magical security measures, it is still heavily guarded by a large number of knights, magicians, and most importantly the queen herself,<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt16>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 16</ref> equipped with the Curtana Second.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt4 /> Despite this, [[Spiritual item|spiritual items]] can still be found in the palace as well tools that are used to deal with them.<ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt9>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 6 Part 9</ref>

Due to the political intrigue related to the royal family, the palace has a cutting-edge switchboard that heavily [[encrypt]]ed the signal,<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt2 /> despite this it is possible for an intelligence agency to listen in on the phones.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt2 />

[[File:Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_III_E13_12m_54s.png|thumb|220px|The underground tunnels.]]
The facility for preventing [[Curtana Original|Curtana’s]] power from getting out of hand and creating an explosion was built into the Buckingham Palace, due to the fact that the British Royal Family stays there most of the year. A subway line runs beneath the palace. A special railroad car with a [[Magic array|magic circle]] on it is kept in an area branching off from the normal track. The special car is set up so it can be promptly taken to the area directly below Buckingham Palace when Curtana Original is headed out of control.<ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt3>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 6 Part 3</ref>

==Chronology==
===Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====British Royal Family Arc====
{{Main/British Royal Family Arc}}
The [[Eurotunnel bombing meeting in Buckingham Palace|meeting regarding the Eurotunnel bombing]] was conducted in a reception area of the palace. The participants were Queen Regnant Elizard, Princesses Riméa, Carissa, Villian, the [[Knight Leader]], Kanzaki Kaori, Index, and Kamijou Touma.<ref name=IndexV17Ch3Pt5>{{Qvl|Index|L|17}} Chapter 3 Part 5</ref>

=====British Halloween=====
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At the start of the coup, some magicians were instructed to run off with all the important items, unaware that one of the most important of them all, the external controller for Index's John's Pen was hidden within it.<ref name=IndexV18Ep/>

Carissa returned to the palace to readjust the Curtana Original. When the Anglican Church forces managed to [[Overloading of the Curtana Original|overload the sword]], many of the spiritual items that were stored in the palace became unuseable as result.<ref name=IndexV18Ch6Pt9>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 6 Part 9</ref> As Carissa choose not to leave the palace in the hopes of destroying it as part of her plans, the palace and the area surrounding it was the site of the final battle of the coup.{{Cite}}

[[File:Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_III_E14_18m_47s.png|thumb|220px|Buckingham Palace after the battle, in the anime.]]
It received extensive damage from the attacks of the mobile fortresses, [[Coven Compass]] and [[Selkie Aquarium]]{{TrackTag51}}s, Carissa's usage of Curtana Original's dimensional debris, and the usage of a [[Bunker Cluster]] warhead on the area<!--, the last one completely destroying the palace-->.<ref name=IndexV18Ch7Pt5>{{Qvl|Index|L|18}} Chapter 7 Part 5</ref><!--more refs?-->

===Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index===
====Coronzon Arc====
{{Main/Coronzon Arc}}
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==External Links==
*{{W|Buckingham Palace|Buckingham Palace (Wikipedia article)}}

==References==
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