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Hace 3 días · On 16 October 1834, a fire broke out in the palace after an overheated stove used to destroy the Exchequer's stockpile of tally sticks set fire to the House of Lords Chamber. Both Houses of Parliament were destroyed, along with most of the other buildings in the palace complex.
Hace 2 días · In the reign of James I., the old Palace of Whitehall had become so ruinous, the greater part having been destroyed by fire in 1619, that it was determined to rebuild it. Dr. Mackay, in his "Thames and its Tributaries," says that the King "entrusted the design to Inigo Jones, who built the edifice now known as the Banqueting House ...
2 de jul. de 2024 · Interior of Whitehall Gate House. The gatehouse escaped the Fire of 1698. It lasted until 1765, when it was found to be "in so ruinous a Condition" as to be in great danger of falling. It was thereupon demolished.
Hace 3 días · This edifice was the London residence of our sovereigns from 1697, when Whitehall Palace was consumed by fire, until about the middle of the last century, when George III. made Buckingham Palace his home in London.
Hace 2 días · Doge's Palace fire, 1576; El Pardo Palace fire, 1604; Russo-Swedish Deluge 1648-1667 Destruction of the Commonwealth; Bombardment of Brussels, 13–15 August 1695 Brussels Town Hall fire, 13–15 August 1695; Palace of Whitehall fire, 4 January 1698; André-Charles Boulle workshop fire, 30 August 1720; Coudenberg Palace fire, 3 February 1731
1 de jul. de 2024 · It features some of the nation’s favourites – including Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace and Windsor Castle – as well as lesser-known locations and those that no longer exist, such as Whitehall Palace, which was destroyed by fire in 1698.
16 de jun. de 2024 · FRAYER: We begin on a busy road called Whitehall. It's lined with these big government buildings. There's mounted cavalry outside, soldiers in red uniforms with these gleaming, gold helmets, guarding the entrance to a cluster of royal palaces here.
