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Essential information for visiting Banqueting House

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Facilities

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Getting here

Travel information for your visit to the palace.

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Accessibility

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Exterior photograph of Banqueting House

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A set of nine large painted panels depicting a mythological story of a King, framed in gold.

Discover Banqueting House

Explore Banqueting House, the survivor of the Lost Palace of Whitehall, with Google Arts and Culture. Browse highlights from the palace's turbulent history and discover the magnificent Ruben's Ceiling up close. 

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Banqueting House

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Banqueting Hall

Experience James I and VI's breathtaking Banqueting Hall, created in 1622 as a venue for extravagant Jacobean entertainments.

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Charles I’s execution site

Walk in the footsteps of the condemned King and stand on the spot of Charles I's execution, just outside Banqueting House.

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Art and sculpture

See images of James I and VI and Charles I among the important collection of art and sculpture at Banqueting House.

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