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
The Old Palace of Whitehall by Hendrick Danckerts, c. 1675. The view is from the west, in St. James's Park. The Horse Guards barracks are on the extreme left, with the taller Banqueting House behind it. The four-towered building left of centre is the palace gatehouse, the "Holbein Gate".
Inigo Jones's plan, dated 1638, for a new palace at Whitehall, which was realised only in part.
A sketch of Whitehall Palace in 1544, by Anton van den Wyngaerde.
Part of a proposal for the replacement of the palace drawn by Christopher Wren in 1698. The palace was never rebuilt.
St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminste
Palace of Whitehall
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The north gatehouse, main entrance of St James's Palace in Pall Mall
St James's Palace, built in the 16th century by Henry VIII, remains the senior royal palace in London.
St James's Palace, left, and The Mall, 1715
Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, painting by George Hayter, 1842