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The Holbein Gate was a monumental gateway across Whitehall in Westminster, constructed in 1531–32 in the English Gothic style. The Holbein Gate and a second less ornate gate, Westminster Gate, were constructed by Henry VIII to connect parts of the Tudor Palace of Whitehall to the east and west of the road. It was one of two substantial parts ...
Der Name stammt vom ehemals dort ansässigen Palace of Whitehall. Der Palast galt als einer der größten Paläste Europas und hatte an die 1.500 Zimmer. Die Straße, die zu ihm führte, war die Whitehall, ein einst breiter Weg, der als Zugang zum Palast diente. Ab 1530 residierte im Whitehall-Palace die gesamte britische Monarchie. In ...
The Whitehall Mural, formerly at the Palace of Whitehall, depicts the King with his parents, Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, and wife Jane Seymour. The bold, regal figure of Henry VIII is immediately recognisable. Ironically it is also a portrait which no longer exists, as it was destroyed in the fire which engulfed the palace in 1698. Instead ...
There are three plans (or rather three versions of the same original survey) of Whitehall Palace in the reign of Charles II. (A) In 1747 Vertue published "A Survey and Ground Plot of the Royal Palace of White Hall, with the Lodgings & Apartments belonging to their Majesties, A.D. 1680, survey'd by Jn o Fisher ….
In 1698 the rest of Whitehall Palace burnt down, leaving only the Banqueting House. William III, Mary’s widower, ordered that the Banqueting House be saved from the fire. Adjacent buildings were demolished and windows bricked up, to stop the flames from spreading.
Palace of Whitehall timeline; Enlarged 1680 plan of Whitehall, showing the location of the tennis courts, cockpit, tiltyard on the St. James's Park side, and the configuration of buildings on the river side; View of Whitehall in 1669, showing the Banqueting House and Holbein Gate; A historical record of Whitehall Palace
The nucleus of Whitehall Palace was York Place, which for three centuries had been the London residence of the archbishops of York. In 1529 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who had rebuilt the house on a magnificent scale, was forced, on his fall from favor with Henry VIII, to relinquish it to the King. When Henry bought neighboring property and ...
