10 Most Insanely Protected Homes On Earth

2. Buckingham Palace

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Look closely at the picture above and you may just spot Queen Elizabeth II hanging up some new curtains. Only joking, obviously. The Queen is much more likely to have one of her hundreds-strong workforce at Buckingham Palace do that sort of thing for her.

Besides, with 775 rooms and over 700 windows, it'd take a while.

One of London's most famous landmarks, Buckingham Palace is protected by the usual array of security cameras, guards and panic rooms. Each of these rooms, tactically placed around the building, sport 18-inch thick steel walls designed to keep everything out.

In addition to the regular police patrols around the palace perimeter, British Army guards (both on horse and on foot) operate a ringing system to protect against watchmen falling asleep at their posts; at regular intervals, guards will call the next one along and remind them to stay alert.

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