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Marlborough House, a Grade I listed mansion on The Mall in St James's, City of Westminster, London, is the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Nations and the seat of the Commonwealth Secretariat It is adjacent to St James's Palace .
The house is built of red Dutch bricks that were carried as ballast on the return journeys of vessels that had transported soldiers to Holland to fight under the Duke of Marlborough. Inside the house, paintings of the duke’s battles line the walls of the central salon and the staircases.
8 de abr. de 2023 · Marlborough House on Pall Mall in London is the international headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Foundation. The house was built for Sarah Churchill, first Duchess of Marlborough, and was completed in 1711.
In 1959 Marlborough House became the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth Foundation. Sadly, no photos were allowed inside, but the central hall can be found on the internet. Marlborough House Hall
Interiors of Marlborough House and Buckingham Palace 1900-14. Gelatin silver prints | 30.5 x 37.9 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2417592. ©. Description. Collection of 27 loose photographs of interiors of Marlborough House and Buckingham Palace, in two groups (RCINs 2417692-2417618).
An Allegory of Peace and the Arts. Photographing the ceiling at Marlborough House ©. This ceiling, the last and most significant commission of the Florentine artist Orazio Gentileschi, was originally created for the 'House of Delight' of Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I.
The subject is an allegory of Peace reigning over the Arts. The entire ceiling was removed to Marlborough House, London (now the Commonwealth Secretariat) in the early eighteenth century.
