You Are Here - Queen's House, Greenwich, UK
N 51° 28.868 W 000° 00.241
30U E 708024 N 5707587
A very basic "You are here" map at the Queen's House in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.
Waymark Code: WMBG29
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/17/2011
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The Queen's House, Greenwich, was commissioned by Anne of Denmark, wife of James I (reigned 1603–25). James was often at the Tudor Palace of Greenwich, where the Old Royal Naval College now stands – it was as important a residence of the early Stuart dynasty as it had been for the Tudors. Traditionally he is said to have given the manor of Greenwich to Anne in apology for having sworn at her in public, after she accidentally shot one of his favourite dogs while hunting in 1614.
In 1616 Anne commissioned Inigo Jones (1573–1652), who had risen to fame as a designer of court entertainments and was appointed Surveyor of the King's Works the following year, to design a new pavilion for her at Greenwich. It was apparently a place of private retreat and hospitality and was also designed as a bridge over the Greenwich to Woolwich Road, between the palace gardens and the Royal Park.
Location Name: You Are Here - Queen's House, Greenwich, UK
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