An old engraving of The Palace of Whitehall and its grounds, London, England, UK in the early 1600s. It is from a Victorian history book of The Palace of Whitehall – or White Hall – on the banks of the River Thames at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire. Henry VIII moved the royal residence to White Hall after the old royal apartments at the nearby Palace of Westminster were themselves destroyed by fire.
An old engraving of The Palace of Whitehall and its grounds, London, England, UK in the early 1600s. It is from a Victorian history book of The Palace of Whitehall – or White Hall – on the banks of the River Thames at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire. Henry VIII moved the royal residence to White Hall after the old royal apartments at the nearby Palace of Westminster were themselves destroyed by fire. White Hall was at one time the largest palace in Europe, with more than 1,500 rooms.
Size: 3780px × 2676px
Location: Whitehall, Westminster, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
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