JAHAZI LA GLORIANA.
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THE 94FT LONG ROYAL BARGE WHICH TOOK FOUR YEARS TO BUILD
It's 94ft long, decorated with gold leaf and ornate hand carvings and worth £1 million.
The Gloriana was the royal row barge which famously led a 1,000 strong flotilla along the Thames to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
The barge, which was rowed by 18 leading oarsmen including former Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave, was just in front of the Spirit of Chartwell, which carried the Queen and other members of the royal family along the river on June 3 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's reign.
Gloriana was designed to resemble vessels in Canaletto's famous painting of an 18th century river pageant. It was funded by Lord Sterling and is the first Royal barge to be built for a century.
It was painstakingly put together over four years by 60 craftsmen and incorporates sweet chestnut wood taken from the Duchy of Cornwall estate
THE 94FT LONG ROYAL BARGE WHICH TOOK FOUR YEARS TO BUILD
It's 94ft long, decorated with gold leaf and ornate hand carvings and worth £1 million.
The Gloriana was the royal row barge which famously led a 1,000 strong flotilla along the Thames to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
The barge, which was rowed by 18 leading oarsmen including former Olympian Sir Steve Redgrave, was just in front of the Spirit of Chartwell, which carried the Queen and other members of the royal family along the river on June 3 to mark the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's reign.
Gloriana was designed to resemble vessels in Canaletto's famous painting of an 18th century river pageant. It was funded by Lord Sterling and is the first Royal barge to be built for a century.
It was painstakingly put together over four years by 60 craftsmen and incorporates sweet chestnut wood taken from the Duchy of Cornwall estate
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