admiral nelson portraits inside queen house greenwich london united kingdom 2020 |
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| navigate by keyword : 17th 2020 admiral amazing ancient architect architectural army art artist artists axial borough british building buildings built century city classical collection constructed country display elizabeth family first former gallery grade greenwich heritage history house important includes inigo inside jones king kingdom listed london maritime miles millitar monument museum national nelson paintings past portraits queen quuen residence river royal scheduled sea seamen ships status substantial thames united used vintage visitors vista wonderful |
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| Queen`s House is a former royal residence built between 1616 and 1635 in Greenwich, a few miles down-river from the then City of London and now a London Borough. Its architect was Inigo Jones, it is one of the most important buildings in British architectural history, being the first consciously classical building to have been constructed in the country. Today the building is both a Grade I listed building and a scheduled ancient monument, a status that includes the 115-foot-wide 35 m, axial vista to the River Thames. The house now forms part of the National Maritime Museum and is used to display parts of their substantial collection of maritime paintings and portraits. |
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