Royal Navy College - Greenwich University
by Lexa Harpell
Title
Royal Navy College - Greenwich University
Artist
Lexa Harpell
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
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Exciting England Series by Lexa Harpell.
Royal Navy College - Greenwich University England by Lexa Harpell.
Built in 1694 as a hospital for seamen and their dependents, later to become a naval training college.
The Old Royal Naval College sits on the banks of the Thames River in Greenwich England is now a World Heritage Site.
Is reckoned to be the "finest and most dramatically sited architectural and landscape ensemble in the British Isles".
Soaring pillars with highly ornate painted ceilings are captivating to the senses.
The original site of Palace Pacentia was one of King Henry VIII most favoured places and the birthplace of Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I - the Tudor Queens. The palace was destroyed and pulled down in the English Civil War.
The Naval College was built between 1696-1712.
**NOTE: It was also the site of the film 'Thor' when the craft landed.
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September 25th, 2016
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