Hampton Court Palace and Privy Garden, London, England is a photograph by Neale And Judith Clark which was uploaded on January 12th, 2020.
Hampton Court Palace and Privy Garden, London, England
Hampton Court Palace South Front built by Christopher Wren for William and Mary viewed from the Privy Garden London England UK GB... more
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Hampton Court Palace and Privy Garden, London, England
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Neale And Judith Clark
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Hampton Court Palace South Front built by Christopher Wren for William and Mary viewed from the Privy Garden London England UK GB Europe
Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and historically in the County of Middlesex, 12 miles (19.3 kilometres) south west and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Building of the palace began in 1515 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the cardinal gave the palace to the king to check his disgrace. The palace went on to become one of Henry's most favoured residences; soon after acquiring the property, he arranged for it to be enlarged so that it might more easily accommodate his sizeable retinue of courtiers. Along with St James' Palace, it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many the king owned. The palace is currently in the possession of Queen Elizabeth II and the Crown.
In the following century, King William III's massive rebuilding and expansion work, which was intended to rival the Palace of Versailles, destroyed much of the Tudor palace. His work ceased in 1694, leaving the palace in two distinct contrasting architectural styles, domestic Tudor and Baroque. While the palace's styles are an accident of fate, a unity exists due to the use of pink bricks and a symmetrical, if vague, balancing of successive low wings. King George II was the last monarch to reside in the palace. On the south side of the palace is the Privy Garden bounded by semi-circular wrought iron gates by Jean Tijou. This garden, originally William III's private garden, was replanted in 1992 in period style with manicured hollies and yews along a geometric system of paths.
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