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Buckingham palace, the best (0) known royal palace in the world, is buckingham palace, the best (0) known royal palace in the world, is (1) situated_ in central london. the palace takes (2)_its__ name from the house(3) was built in 1703. sixty years later it was bought by king george iii for his wife, queen charlotte and became known (4) the queen's house. john nash, the royal architect, (5) made it into a palace in the 1820s. victoria was the (6) first queen to live there (from 1837). in the palace there(7) is the queen's gallery which exhibits (8) items from the royal art collection, (9) including drawings by leonardo da vinci. the first floor balcony is the scene of formal appearances by the royal family on important(10) events. below it in the forecourt, the colourful ceremony of changing the guard takes (11) place every morning from april to early august). (12)_ when __ her majesty the queen is in residence, you can see the union jack above the palace. traditionally closed to the(13) public  , the state rooms of the palace were (14) open to tourists during the summer months in the mid-1990s. the state rooms of the palace are used for (15 meeting heads of state and for holding ceremonies where her majesty and other (16) members of the royal family give official titles, honours and (17) awards.