Inigo Jones

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Inigo Jones was a pioneering 17th-century English architect who introduced classical Renaissance architecture to Britain and designed landmarks such as the Queen’s House in Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
Renaissance architect
architect
human
set designer
stage designer
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1573-07-15
dateOfDeath 1652-06-21
designed Banqueting House, Whitehall
linked to: Palace of Whitehall

Queen’s Chapel, St James’s Palace
Queen’s House, Greenwich
linked to: Queen’s House

St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden
educatedAt self-taught through study and travel in Italy
employer Charles I of England
James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
ethnicGroup English
familyName Jones
genre classical architecture
givenName Inigo
linked to: Inigo Montoya
influenced Christopher Wren
English Palladianism
influencedBy Andrea Palladio
Sebastiano Serlio
Vitruvius
knownFor introducing classical Renaissance architecture to Britain
pioneering Palladian style in England
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
movement English Renaissance
Palladian architecture
name Inigo Jones
notableStudent John Webb
notableWork Banqueting House, Whitehall
linked to: Palace of Whitehall

Covent Garden Piazza (layout)
Prince’s Lodging, Newmarket (designs)
Queen’s Chapel, St James’s Palace
Queen’s House, Greenwich
linked to: Queen’s House

St Paul’s, Covent Garden
Wilton House (south front)
linked to: Wilton House estate
occupation architect
scenic designer
theatre designer
placeOfBirth Smithfield, London
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Surveyor of the King’s Works
Surveyor-General of the King’s Works
religion Church of England
sexOrGender male
traveledTo Denmark
Italy
workLocation Greenwich
London
linked to: London, England

Whitehall

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Andrea Palladio influenced Inigo Jones
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington influencedBy Inigo Jones
subject linked to: Earl of Burlington
Queen’s House architect Inigo Jones
Jones notableBearer Inigo Jones
William Kent influencedBy Inigo Jones
Queen's Chapel architect Inigo Jones
Inigo Jones name Inigo Jones
St. Paul's, Covent Garden designedBy Inigo Jones
Andrea Palladio influenced Inigo Jones
subject linked to: Andrea
John Wood the Elder influencedBy Inigo Jones
Tulip Stairs associatedWith Inigo Jones
Henry Flitcroft influencedBy Inigo Jones