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Queen's House

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The painting will be the centrepiece for the reopening of the Queen's House on 11 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

From Sir Arthur Gordon Queen's House, Colombo, July 30th—I am very sorry that I did not contrive to meet you while in England….

From Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Laughton, John Knox

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