Queen's House

British

noun

a Palladian mansion in Greenwich, London: designed (1616–35) by Inigo Jones; now part of the National Maritime Museum; restored 1984–90

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The picture will go on show at the Queen's House in Greenwich, near the site of Elizabeth's birth, in October.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2016

Everything in this frame has a certain connotation, from the architectural importance of Queen's House in the centre, to the imperial significance of the Cutty Sark tea clipper in the distance; further away, Canary Wharf symbolises the changing economic fortunes of the city.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2013

There the backdrop is older still: the Queen's House of 1617-37 by Renaissance master architect Inigo Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2012

Ella's route will take her past Queen's House and the Old Royal Naval College.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2012

In the ponderous "Queen's House," near the church, lives the chief official of the forest, and here are held the courts.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

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