Palace of Whitehall

The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at 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 of 1622, were destroyed by fire.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: former building in the City of Westminster, London
  • Also known as: “Former Whitehall Palace Steps”, “Palace of White Hall”, “Whitehall Palace”, “Whitehall, Westminster”, and “York Place”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and London Eye.

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The area around , often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of . The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Ferris wheel
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The , originally the Millennium Wheel, is a cantilevered observation wheel on the of the in London. It is the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over three million visitors annually. is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Palace of Whitehall.

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is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower which stands at the north end of the in London, England. is situated 1,400 feet south of Palace of Whitehall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehall and Westminster.

Locality
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is a road and area in the , Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from to .

Quarter
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is the main settlement of the in , England. It extends from the to and has many famous landmarks, including the , , , , and much of the cultural centre including the entertainment area of West End theatre.

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The is on a sharp 90° bend of the Thames in central and one of the city's cultural centres. It is a small area but it contains many artistic and creative sites, as well as an eclectic range of other attractions, boutique shopping and trendy food and drink places.

Palace of Whitehall

Latitude
51.50456° or 51° 30′ 16″ north
Longitude
-0.12403° or 0° 7′ 27″ west
Open location code
9C3XGV3G+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11899012453
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q391620
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Palace of Whitehall” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Paleis van Whitehall”
  • Arabic: “قصر وايت هول”
  • Asturian: “Palaciu de Whitehall”
  • Basque: “Whitehall jauregia”
  • Basque: “Whitehall”
  • Belarusian: “Палац Уайтхол”
  • Belarusian: “Уайтхольскі палац”
  • Bengali: “হোয়াইট হল প্রাসাদ”
  • Bulgarian: “Дворец Уайтхол”
  • Bulgarian: “Двореца Уайтхол”
  • Bulgarian: “Уайтхол”
  • Catalan: “Palau de Whitehall”
  • Chinese: “怀特霍尔宫”
  • Chinese: “懷特霍爾宮”
  • Chinese: “白廳宮”
  • Chuvash: “Уайтхолл (кермен)”
  • Chuvash: “Уайтхолл”
  • Dutch: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر وايت هول”
  • Esperanto: “Palaco Whitehall”
  • Esperanto: “Whitehall Palace”
  • Finnish: “Whitehallin palatsi”
  • French: “palais de Whitehall”
  • French: “Palais de Whitehall”
  • Galician: “Palacio de Whitehall”
  • Georgian: “უაითჰოლის სასახლე”
  • Georgian: “უაიტჰოლის სასახლე”
  • German: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • German: “Whitehall-Palast”
  • Greek: “Ανάκτορο Γουάιτχολ”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון וויטהול”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון וייטהול”
  • Hindi: “वाइटहॉल पैलस”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Whitehall”
  • Irish: “Pálás Whitehall”
  • Italian: “palazzo di Whitehall”
  • Italian: “Palazzo di Whitehall”
  • Italian: “Whitehall Palace”
  • Japanese: “ホワイト・ホール宮殿”
  • Japanese: “ホワイトホール宮殿”
  • Korean: “화이트홀궁”
  • Macedonian: “Вајтхолска палата”
  • Malay: “Istana Whitehall”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Whitehall Palace”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Whitehallpalasset”
  • Norwegian: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • Persian: “کاخ وایت‌هال”
  • Polish: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • Polish: “Whitehall Palace”
  • Polish: “Whitehall”
  • Portuguese: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio de Whitehall”
  • Portuguese: “Whitehall Banqueting House”
  • Portuguese: “Whitehall Palace”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Whitehall”
  • Russian: “Уайтхолл”
  • Russian: “Уайтхоллский дворец”
  • Russian: “Уайтхолльский дворец”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Palača Whitehall”
  • Slovenian: “palača Whitehall”
  • Slovenian: “Palača Whitehall”
  • Slovenian: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • Slovenian: “Whitehallska palača”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Whitehall”
  • Spanish: “Whitehall Palace”
  • Swedish: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • Swedish: “Whitehall Palace”
  • Swedish: “Whitehallpalatset”
  • Thai: “Palace of Whitehall”
  • Thai: “Whitehall Palace”
  • Thai: “Whitehall”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังไวต์ฮอล”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังไวท์ฮอล”
  • Thai: “พระราชวังไวท์ฮอลล์”
  • Turkish: “Whitehall Sarayı”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Вайтголл”
  • Urdu: “وائٹ ہال محل”
  • Uzbek: “Whitehall saroyi”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung điện Whitehall”
  • Welsh: “Palas Whitehall”

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Highlights include Fleet Air Arm Memorial and Whitehall Garden.

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