Banqueting House

Whitehall - Main Building, London, SW1A 2HB

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Banqueting House - London - Reviews of Banqueting House - TripAdvisor Built from 1619 to 1622, this ornate building served in the past as a ceremonial chamber of the court and the site of magnificent Royal banquets, grand receptions for foreign dignitaries and traditional cer... tripadvisor.com The Banqueting House, London, Westminster \| Tipped The Banqueting House, the only remaining part of Whitehall Palace, has a magnificent Ruben ceiling. It was designed by Inigo Jones for James I in 1619, for banquets, dances and plays. The palace was the backdrop for Charles I's execution. Today, they now have two separate function rooms which are av... tipped.co.uk Banqueting House, Whitehall , London, SW1A 2ER - www.statelyhomes.com Historic ceremonies - Throughout its history the Banqueting House has played host to parliamentary receptions, investitures and ennoblements. It was perhaps the ultimate irony that on 30th January, 1649 Charles I passed beneath Rubens’s great painting, which he had commissioned to glorify the nature... statelyhomes.com The Banqueting House Whitehall, Museums, Heritage Westminster & Knightsbridge UK The magnificent ceiling paintings in the Banqueting House were commissioned by James I's son, Charles I, to celebrate his father's life and wise government. They were painted by Sir Peter Paul Rubens and installed in the hall in 1636. The three main canvasses depict The Union of the Crowns, The Apot... totaltravel.co.uk Banqueting House - Visit London A bust outside commemorates 30 January 1649, when Charles I, accused of treason by Cromwell after the Civil War, was executed on a scaffold built against a 1st-floor window here. When the royals were reinstated with Charles II, it inevitably became something of a royalist shrine, although its ceremo... visitlondon.com Banqueting House, London SW1: tourist information from TourUK At first the house's Great Hall was used for pageants, theatre and masked balls. In 1635 Charles I engaged the Flemish artist and diplomat Sir Peter Paul Rubens to decorate the Great Hall with nine magnificent ceiling paintings. These paintings were celebrated the reign of King James I and the divin... touruk.co.uk