Buckingham Palace, GB
It started as somebody's house
It began in 1703 as Buckingham House, built for John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby. William Winde was the architect. John Nash and Edward Blore later enlarged it, constructing three wings around a central courtyard.
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