It isn't enough of a legacy simply to build--or to re-build--a great palace. The forward-thinking monarch asserts his and/or her place in history by leaving behind other tangible symbols. William and Mary placed their cipher, the entwined initials M and W, in many places.
Over an arch at Hampton Court.
On the base of a sundial at Hampton Court.
On the sundial.
On the lead drainpipes around a kitchen courtyard at Hampton Court.
On a doorway at Kensington Palace.
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