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Exploring the Palace

As a historic royal palace, Hampton Court bears traces
of many of the kings and queens of England from
Henry VIII to the present day. The building itself
is a harmonious blend of Tudor and English Baroque
architecture. Inside, visitors can see the Great Hall,
built by Henry VIII, as well as the state apartments
of the Tudor court. Many of the Baroque state Tudor Chimneys
Ornate chimneys, some original, some
apartments, including those above Fountain Court, careful restorations, adorn the roof of
are decorated with furniture, tapestries and the Tudor palace.
old masters from the Royal Collection.

. Chapel Royal
The Tudor chapel was re-fitted
by Wren except for the carved
and gilded vaulted ceiling.

. Great Hall
The Tudor Great Hall is spanned
by a sumptuously decorated
hammer-beam roof and its walls
hung with splendid tapestries.

KEY
1 Haunted Gallery . Clock Court
2 Queen’s Presence Chamber Anne Boleyn’s gatehouse,
adorned with the
3 Queen’s Guard Chamber Astronomical Clock, created
4 Wren’s east façade by Henry VIII in 1540, is the
entrance to Clock Court.

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