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Buckingham Palace is located in Marble Arch near Oxford Street, London. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Buckingham Palace was built between 1703 – 1913 by John Nash and Edward Blare. It is built in a Neo-Classical style. At the first time, Buckingham Palace is a Buckingham House. At the rear of the palace is the large park-like garden, the largest private garden in London. The landscape design was by Capability Brown but the garden was redesigned at the time of the palace rebuilding by William Aiton of Kew Gardens and John Nash. Like the palace itself, the Buckingham Palace Gardens are rich in works of art. Buckingham Palace finally became the principal Royal residence in 1837 on the accession of Queen Victoria. As a result many of the rooms in the new wing have a distinctly oriental atmosphere. The Yellow Drawing Room has 18th century wall paper, which was supplied in 1817 for the Brighton Saloon. Victoria Memorial was created by the sculptor Sir Thomas Brock in 1911 and erected in front of the main gates at Buckingham Palace on a surround was constructed by the architect Sir Aston Webb.Today, Buckingham Palace is not only the home of the Queen and Prince Philip but also the London residence of the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex. The palace also houses the office of the monarchy and its associated functions. The visitor route for 2006 onwards is currently being updated for reasons of presentation and security.