Buckingham
House was built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. George
III purchased the house in 1762 and used it as one of the royal
family's London homes. George IV employed
John Nash to build a new palace round the
old house. Nash designed the building with Marble Arch as the main
entrance. Marble Arch was later moved to Hyde Park. It was not until
1837 that Queen Victoria made Buckingham
Palace the royal family's principal London
residence.
Rudolf
Ackermann, Buckingham Palace, from Microcosm of London
(1808)
(1)
William Pyne, The
Microcosm of London (1808)
The
additions which have been made to this palace, have been so contrived
as to render it a convenient residence for their majesties and princesses;
as well as to form a suite of rooms for the royal collection of books,
drawings, maps, plans, etc. Thirteen apartments are occupied by the
King, twelve by the Queen and ten by the Princesses.
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