The official London residence of the monarch of the United Kingdom, Buckingham Palace was completed in 1850 and remodelled in 1913. The famous front of the Palace, which faces the Mall, and on which the Royal balcony is situated, is known as the East Front. Members of the public may visit the state rooms at Buckingham Palace during August and September. There is also an art gallery. The Palace remains a tourist attraction year round, even when its gates are not open – hundreds of thousands of tourists come every day to visit the site, and have their pictures taken with the famous Beefeater guards.