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The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire.
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.
Whitehall Palace, former English royal residence located in Westminster, London, on a site between the Thames River and the present-day St. James’s Park. York Place, the London residence of the archbishops of York since 1245, originally occupied the site.
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Whitehall Palace was once Europe's largest royal residence. It occupied land between Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament, extending down to the Thames and across what is now Horse Guards Parade.
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The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative chambers which occupy the building.
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea. It is the main thoroughfare running south from Trafalgar Square towards Parliament Square.
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WHITEHALL PALACE. The Palace of Whitehall, in Westminster, was another palace that had once belonged to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. King Henry VIII seized it when the Cardinal fell out of favour and transformed it into a magnificent royal residence.
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