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Queen’s House 400th Anniversary and Reopening – A Monumental Opening

The Queen’s House in Greenwich closed for refurbishments in July 2015. Now completed, the Queen’s House, which also contains the art collection of the Royal Museums reopened to the public on 27th July, 2016. This grand and imposing structure was once the summer palace of Henrietta Maria – Charles I’s queen. COMO The Halkin, London is amongst the options for those in search of a well placed luxury hotel in London that is within easy reach of this palatial house which was first completed by Inigo Jones in 1638. The Queen’s House has impeccable marble floors and Britain’s very first centrally unsupported spiral stairs. The paintings that adorn the walls are also remarkable and can be admired for hours. Undoubtedly, the Queen’s House is a portal to a time long past.

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