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The terrible fire that destroyed one of Europe’s finest palaces. At the time of its fiery destruction in 1698, Whitehall Palace was probably the largest palace in Europe; the centre of English royal power for 168 years. The fabulous palace was created by Cardinal Wolsey as his central London residence.
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.
17 de ago. de 2023 · On January 4 1698 a catastrophic fire broke out in Whitehall Palace. The Banqueting House, arguably the most architecturally and artistically important part of the palace was saved and can still be seen today, but the rest of Whitehall Palace was razed to the ground.
7 de sept. de 2020 · Whitehall Palace – The Banqueting House – Image Credit : traveljunction. In 1691, a fire broke out in the older palace structures, with a second fire in 1698 destroying most of the remaining residential and government buildings.
4 de ene. de 2016 · On this day in 1698, a basket of linen caught fire burning to the ground one of Europe's most complex and beautiful royal residences – the Palace of Whitehall.
Whitehall no era, sin embargo, un único edificio, sino más bien un complejo heterogéneo y caótico de distintos edificios de distintas épocas. En 1698, el palacio sufrió un pavoroso incendio que destruyó la mayor parte del complejo, en especial los viejos edificios Tudor con techumbre de madera.
In January 1698, the Tudor Palace was razed by fire that raged for 17 hours. All that remained was the Banqueting House, Whitehall Gate, and Holbein Gate. Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor were asked to design a new palace, but nothing came of the scheme.
