Gold State Coach
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The Gold State Coach was built in Dublin in 1762 and has been used at every coronation of the British monarch since George IV. The coach weighs four tons and is 24 feet long and 12 feet high. It is gilded and features painted panels by Giovanni Cipriani and rich gilded sculpture including three cherubs on the roof and four tritons, one at each corner. The body of the coach is slung by braces covered with Morocco leather and decorated with gilt buckles. The Gold State Coach is pulled by a team of eight horses wearing the Red Morocco harness. Originally driven by a coachman, the horses are now led by riders walking alongside them.