It has been built in stages. The first part was built in 1703.
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The original Buckingham House was built for the Duke of Buckingham in 1702/1703. The architect is not known. In 1761 it was acquired by King George III who had it redesigned by Sir William Chambers. From 1820 to 1826 King George IV the house was extended and became a palace, following the design of the famous architect John Nash.
The Palace of Versailles or Château de Versaillesas it is known in French is 387 years old as of 2011. It's construction was begun in 1624.
They started building the actual Palace in 1662 and in 1682 the King Louis XIV and Queen (Madame de Maintenon, his second wife) and their whole court moved in. The Palace was officially never finished, since Louis XIV had a lot more construction planned, but that never happened.
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