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Whitehall Various ArtistsPalace of Whitehall Palace of Whitehall English royal residence in London (1530–1698) "York Place" redirects here. For the street in Edinburgh, see York Place, Edinburgh. For the tram stop, see York Place tram stop. The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of Inigo Jones's Banqueting House of 1622, were destroyed by fire. Henry VIII moved the royal residence to Whitehall after the old royal apartments at the nearby Palace of Westminster were themselves destroyed by fire. Although the Whitehall palace has not survived, the area where it was located is still called Whitehall and… (Source: Wikipedia)
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