Buckingham Palace, one of several palaces owned by the British Royal family, is one of the major tourist attractions in London. The original building was constructed as a country house in 1705 by the duke of Buckingham, John Sheffield. King George III bought the house in 1761 for his wife and had it altered by William Chambers. In 1826, King George IV asked famed architect John Nash to expand the house - then known as Buckingham House - into a palace. King George IV as well as his younger brother and successor King William IV both died before the palace was completed. Queen Victoria was the first to reside in the palace.
白金汉宫是英国王室所拥有的数座宫殿之一，也是伦敦最主要的旅游景点之一。起初该建筑是由白金汉公爵约翰·谢菲尔德于1705年建造的一个乡间别墅。国王乔治三世在1761年将其买下送给了他的妻子，并令威廉·钱伯斯对其进行了改建。1826年，国王乔治四世命建筑师约翰·纳什对该房屋进行了扩建——后称之为白金汉屋——建成了一座宫殿。国王乔治四世和他的王位继承者弟弟威廉四世在修缮工程竣工之前都相继去世。维多利亚女王是入住该宫殿的第一任君主。
The palace was expanded in 1850 with a new east wing. The monumental facade of the east wing was built in 1913 by Aston Webb. It is this facade, facing the Mall and St James's Park, which is now known by most people.
该宫殿在1850年被新增了一侧东翼。东翼正面的纪念碑是由阿斯顿·韦伯在1913年建造的。这面纪念碑，正对着购物中心和圣詹姆斯公园，为大多数人所熟知。
