Category:Whitehall Palace

The palace of Whitehall, formerly known as York's Palace till the Tudors expanded it, is the Kings residence in London. It stretches over 23 acres, containing over 2000 rooms in all different sizes, shapes and agricultural styles, ending at the embankment of the Thames. It looked almost like a town upon itself.

"'The Palace is ill Built, and nothing but a heap of Houses, erected at divers times, and of different Models, which they made Contiguous in the best Manner they could for the Residence of the Court; Which yet makes it a more Commodious Habitation than the Louvre, for it contains above Two Thousand Rooms, and that between a Fine Park and a Noble River, so that 'tis admirably well Situated for the Convenience of walking, and going about Business into the City.'"