Interesting facts about the British Prime Minister's palace

The door to the Prime Minister's palace has three clones. It can only be opened from the inside and has absolutely no access from outside.

Number 10 Downing Street is known as the workplace of the British Prime Minister and the Cabinet. However, not many people know that behind this famous house is history, power and controversy.

Downing Street is located in Whitehall, central London, home to many national authorities, just a few minutes' walk from the Parliament House and Buckingham Palace.

The entrance to No 10 is probably the most famous door in the world with at least three counterfeit versions, one of them at the Royal War Museum. Originally the door was made of oak root, but in the early 90s, it was rebuilt into reinforced metal that was resistant to bombs, covered with a glossy black paint. The door can only be opened from the inside and there is absolutely no entrance from outside the building.

The door can only be opened from the inside and inviolable from the outside.(Photo: Wikipedia).

Downing Street was named after George Downing, the head of the intelligence service of the anti-Charles King's forces, then surrendered himself and stood on King Charles II's side. He was favored by the king by providing valuable intelligence. With the money he earned, Downing bought the land near Westminster, built 15 blocks (including No. 10) and became Downing City today.

Up to now, 10 Downing Street has celebrated its 281th birthday.

Although there is only one address number 10, it has two adjacent small houses with a total of more than 100 rooms.

Number 10 Downing Street is one of Britain's most guarded places with a series of security scanners. However, during the first five years of Prime Minister Tony Blair, 37 computers, 4 telephones, 2 cameras, a bicycle were stolen from the house.

Despite being the Prime Minister's residence, the first resident of the house was Thomas Knevett. He was able to arrest Guy Fawkes, who attempted to bomb the British Parliament but failed. After that, Queen Elizabeth I gave Sir Thomas a lease of 10 as a reward for the victory.

Stair is the place where pictures of Prime Ministers are hung.(Photo: Youtube).

One of Britain's most important houses, No. 10 is considered to be very backward in controlling mice and rodents. Instead of using rats or rat-killing chemicals, former Prime Minister David Cameron decided to raise cats, appointing Larry the "Rat-killing Leader" , making it the first cat to hold the official title from the Office. Cabinet.

But since moving in at No. 10 since February 2011, Larry has only caught 3 mice. For that reason, Larry became the focus of many controversies, forced to hold office because he did not complete the task. However, the majority still agreed that Larry occupied an irreplaceable position at the Prime Minister's residence.

Larry cat - The most controversial character of the Prime Minister's palace.(Photo: Metronews).

Building No. 10 Downing Street was originally painted yellow, but due to air pollution from dust and exhaust fumes, the building turned black. Over time, the world only knew the Prime Minister's residence in black and became a familiar image in the eyes of the public.