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

But it is hard to deny the visual impact of the vista, as multimillion pound horses compete in front of Inigo Jones's Queen's House.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2012

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

To the Queen's House in the Haymarket to hear Jenny Lind, whom Everybody do call the Swedish Nightingale.

From Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick by Richard Doyle

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