19 August 2018, Sunday
Adjacent to the National Maritime Museum stands the grand Queen’s House. It was built in the early- to mid-17th century for Queen Anne of Denmark, James I (VI for Scotland)'s queen. Designed by Inigo Jones, it used all the stylish and modern architectural standards of the time.
Through the centuries, the house was used as a royal residence and guest house for the royal family. The site of the house is near the former Tudor Palace of Greenwich, which has significance as the birthplace of Queen Elizabeth I. The Queen’s House now contains an interesting gallery of paintings, and some of Elizabeth I’s famous portraits are featured.
The Queen's House
Great Hall; it is a perfect cube
Looking down in the Great Hall
Circular stairwell, innovative for requiring no central support
Maritime paintings
Tudor paintings
Sitting with QEI
Queen Elizabeth I Armada portrait
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