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Present day. See also. References. External links. Palace of Whitehall. Coordinates: 51°30′16″N 00°07′32″W. Inigo Jones's plan, dated 1638, for a new palace at Whitehall, which was only realised in part.
Whitehall Palace. Principal official residence of Henry VIII designed across a busy road in London, the palace covered much of the area that still bears its name. 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.
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History London - Whitehall Palace in the Stuart period; Map of Early Modern London - Whitehall, Westminster, London, United Kingdom; British History Online - Whitehall Palace: History
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Whitehall Palace at the time of Queen Elizabeth, shown in Ralph Agas’s Civitas Londinium map. The palace spans both sides of The Street, the two sides joined by the Holbein and King Street gates. The royal apartments and Privy Garden are to the east of The Street, with the private Privy Stairs providing access to the river.
Location. Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A 2ER. Access. No Longer There. Henry VIII took over York Place, the London residence of the Archbishops of York, in 1529 and renovated and expanded it to create the impressive Palace of Whitehall, one of the largest palaces in Europe at the time.
Tudor Henry VIII Banqueting House Whitehall Palace. 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.
The Gun Platform. The Banqueting House. View of the Palace in 1695–8. Proposals for Rebuilding.
