The building at the heart of today’s palace was built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703 and was called Buckingham House. The house was bought by George III in 1761 and, during the 19th. century, was enlarged by architects John Nash and Edward Blore. Buckingham Palace became the monarch’s London residence in 1837 on the accession of Queen Victoria.
Further structural changes were made in the late 19th. and early 20th. centuries (see the ‘now’ photograph below).
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