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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.
El palacio de Whitehall (en inglés: Whitehall Palace) fue la antigua residencia principal de los reyes ingleses en Londres desde 1530 hasta 1698. El palacio fue creciendo de forma orgánica alrededor de la antigua residencia del cardenal Wolsey hasta convertirse en el palacio más grande de Europa, con más de 1500 habitaciones.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
7 de feb. de 2024 · El Palacio de Whitehall fue la sede de la monarquía británica durante los siglos XVI y XVII. Ubicada en Westminster, Londres, alguna vez fue una de las residencias reales más grandes de Europa, rivalizando solo con el gigantesco Versalles en las afueras de París.
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. The last archbishop to live in the house was Cardinal Wolsey who had, in great style, enlarged and modernised it.
It therefore became the principal royal palace of English monarchs and home of the royal administrators. But in 1512 the royal residence was largely destroyed by fire and Henry VIII found himself as the first monarch since Saxon times without a palace at Westminster.
17 de ago. de 2023 · 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.
