The Queen's House, Greenwich - Orangery
Inside the Queen's House in Greenwich.
The Queen's House was commissioned by Inigo Jones between 1616 and 1635. It was the first fully classical building in Britain, and the only surviving one from the former Palace of Greenwich. It is now houses a collection of fine art.
Entrance is free.
Work began in 1616 for James I's queen, Anne of Denmark, but stopped in 1618 when it was only one storey high. She died in 1619.
Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, resumed construction after 1629 and was still furnishing it when the Civil War broke out in 1642. The Queen lived in exile until 1662.
This is the Orangery. We saw the nice lady who works at the Queen's House down here. She was telling us how it was like here during the Olympics. From these windows you can see the stands of the Greenwich Park London 2012 Olympics stadium. Now being dismantled.
The Queen's House, Greenwich - Orangery
Inside the Queen's House in Greenwich.
The Queen's House was commissioned by Inigo Jones between 1616 and 1635. It was the first fully classical building in Britain, and the only surviving one from the former Palace of Greenwich. It is now houses a collection of fine art.
Entrance is free.
Work began in 1616 for James I's queen, Anne of Denmark, but stopped in 1618 when it was only one storey high. She died in 1619.
Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of King Charles I, resumed construction after 1629 and was still furnishing it when the Civil War broke out in 1642. The Queen lived in exile until 1662.
This is the Orangery. We saw the nice lady who works at the Queen's House down here. She was telling us how it was like here during the Olympics. From these windows you can see the stands of the Greenwich Park London 2012 Olympics stadium. Now being dismantled.