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Der Palace of Whitehall (deutsch Whitehall-Palast) war ab 1530 die Hauptresidenz der britischen Monarchen in London. Im Jahr 1698 zerstörte ein Großbrand den gesamten Palast bis auf das Banqueting House . [1]
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – 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.
Whitehall Palace. Principal official residence of Henry VIII designed across a busy road in London, the palace covered much of the area that still bears its name. The origins of Whitehall Palace lie in the London residence of the Archbishops of York – a large complex of buildings erected near Westminster Palace on the banks of the Thames.
Whitehall Palace, former English royal residence located in Westminster, London, on a site between the Thames River and the present-day St. James’s Park. York Place, the London residence of the archbishops of York since 1245, originally occupied the site.
Der Name stammt vom weiträumigen Palace of Whitehall, der früher dort stand und 1698 durch einen Brand größtenteils zerstört wurde. Whitehall war ursprünglich eine breite Straße, die zum Palast führte, während Parliament Street als kleine Seitenstraße entlang des Palastes zum Parlament (engl. Houses of Parliament) führte.
More than 300 years after the destruction of Whitehall Palace by fire, archaeological excavation and scientific analysis continue to uncover the lost stories and secrets of Henry VIII's once elaborate home.
Palace of Whitehall. The great Palace of Whitehall began as the medieval London home of the Archbishops of York, and was known as York Place. The once mighty Cardinal Wolsey, also Archbishop of York, fell foul of Henry VIII, and his London home was taken from him.
