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Vor 3 Tagen · CHAPTER II. Accession of the Stuarts—Walling ford House—Henry, Prince of Wales—Masks at Court—Inigo Jones—The Banqueting House—The Great Design of 1619. The accession of the Stuarts marks a new epoch in the history of Whitehall. In spite of edicts against building, Charing Cross had become a populous place, and one of James's first ...
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Vor einem Tag · Palace of Whitehall – The principal residence of the English kings from 1530 until 1689; St James's Palace – The principal royal residence from 1702 until 1837, which continues today as the formal palace of the monarchy as the Court of St James's
- 112,476 m² (1,210,680 sq ft) (internal)
- 1987 (11th session)
- 1016 and later
Vor 3 Tagen · Nearly the whole of the western side of Whitehall, between Charing Cross and Parliament Street, is occupied either by Government buildings or by other edifices of public importance. First of all we have, nearly opposite to Scotland Yard, the building known to all officers of Her Majesty's navy as the Admiralty. The present extensive ...
Vor 2 Tagen · This volume details some of the buildings on the west side of Whitehall and Parliament Street, particularly the Treasury and Privy Council Offices, and Downing Street. Survey of London . Originally published by London County Council, London, 1931.
Vor 4 Tagen · Buckingham Palace is the setting for one of London’s institutions, the Changing of the Guards. The brief explanation “it’s that thing on all the post cards, ” the full explanation, “ever since 1660 Household troops have guarded sovereign palaces. When the official residence changed from the palace of Whitehall to St James’ palace in 1689 and then again to Buckingham Palace in 1837 ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Kensington Palace Der Kensington Palace liegt im Stadtbezirk Kensington and Chelsea . Das von Sir Christopher Wren umgestaltete Schloss war früher ein privater Landbesitz und wurde im Jahre 1689 von Mary II. und Wilhelm III. ausgebaut, um im Winter nicht die Feuchtigkeit der Whitehall ertragen zu müssen.
