The Royal Palace in England. It was built in the city of Westminster, in the west of St James's Park in London. It was named after the Duke of Buckingham in 1703. It was originally called Buckingham Palace, which means "other people's home". 176 1 was bought by King George III of England as the queen's residence, which was then called Ban Diez Ray. 1825, George IV was rebuilt as a palace. The king of England has lived here since 1837. Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live here. Buckingham Palace has more than 600 halls, including banquet hall, ceremony hall, concert hall, gallery, library and royal philatelic room, and has a large collection of paintings and furniture. There is also a royal garden covering an area of about 40 acres, in front of which there is a monument to Queen Victoria.