Banqueting House
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(646 reviews)Whitehall Palace Whitehall Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2ER England
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Admire the epic Rubens' ceiling and discover the site of Charles I's execution at Banqueting House, Whitehall - a magnificent survivor of the lost royal Palace of Whitehall. Once the principle setting for the passions, intrigues and ceremonies of the Tudor, and later, the Stuart monarchies, Charles I was executed on a specially built scaffold outside the Banqueting House on 30 January 1649.
At a glance
- Typical visit: about 1 hour 30 minutes