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Built for King Charles II Of England by Sir Christopher Wren from 1683 , the King's House stood on a site adjoining the Castle it was to replace, and modelled after the Palace Of Versailles , though on a somewhat smaller scale. It was to have sweeping views, walks and gardens descending to the Cathedral . Although structurally completed, money ran out and the project was eventually abandoned. The building was gutted by fire in 1894 and demolished. Columns and parts of the decorative masonry were reused in the superb Peninsula Barracks building which replaced it in 1900 . This is now mostly private flats, although still contains the museums of the Gurkha s, the King's Royal Hussars , the Light Infantry and the Royal Green Jackets . |
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