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Anne commissioned her frequent collaborator, Inigo Jones, to refurbish the Queen's House in Greenwich. [14] Although the Queen's House was not completed before her death in 1619, Anne was able to use the palace at Greenwich as a personal gallery before her death. Both James I and Anne had private galleries and fashioned them in similar ways.
Inigo Jones' Tulip Stairs, Queen's House, Greenwich, photo gallery at Atlas Obscura H. Flitcroft, H. Hulsbergh , I. Cole, P. Fourdrinier, "The designs of Inigo Jones : consisting of plans and elevations for publick and private buildings" , 1727
The Queen's Chapel (officially, The Queen's Chapel St. James Palace and previously the German Chapel) is a chapel in central London, England.Designed by Inigo Jones, it was built between 1623 and 1625 as an adjunct to St. James's Palace, initially as a Catholic chapel for the Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empress, who in the end never used it because she didn't marry King Charles I ...
The only surviving building of the 17th-century additions to the palace is the Queen's House. This building, designed by architect Inigo Jones, is of particular architectural and historical significance as it is often credited as being the first classical building in England, and was a clear departure from the Tudor style. [25]
Pages in category "Inigo Jones buildings" ... Queen's Chapel; Queen's House; W. Wilton House This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 22:41 (UTC ...
Work starts on the Queen's House in Greenwich, England, designed by Inigo Jones as the first major example of classical architecture in the country (work is suspended in 1619 and resumed 1630–38). The Church of San Pablo in Valladolid is completed. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque ("Blue Mosque") in Istanbul is completed. The Gyeonghuigung of Korea is ...
The Queen's House, Greenwich (begun 1616) – Inigo Jones's masterpiece [39] During the 17th century, many architects studying in Italy learned of Palladio's work, and on returning home adopted his style, leading to its widespread use across Europe and North America.
In one drawing the emphasised keystones of the entrance and ground floor windows recall an early design by Jones for the Queen's House. [5] Upon Jones' death in 1652, Webb inherited a substantial fortune as well as a library of drawings and designs, many of which dated back to Jones' influential travels to Italy. [4] In 1654 Webb designed the ...