Painted Hall

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The Painted Hall is a grand Baroque interior in Greenwich, London, renowned for its elaborate ceiling and wall paintings celebrating British maritime power and royal history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque interior
hall
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs “Britain’s Sistine Chapel”
architecturalStyle Baroque
borough Royal Borough of Greenwich
ceilingPaintingsBy James Thornhill
ceilingSubject allegorical scenes of the Protestant succession
naval victories
city London
linked to: London, England
commissionedBy Mary II
linked to: Mary II of England

William III
constructionEnd 1707
constructionStart 1698
contains Lower Hall
Upper Hall
Vestibule
country United Kingdom
designedBy Christopher Wren
Nicholas Hawksmoor
floorCount 2
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building interior
interiorPaintingsBy James Thornhill
laterUse ceremonial space
reception hall
tourist site
locatedOn south bank of the River Thames
location England
Greenwich
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
managedBy Old Royal Naval College Foundation
notableFigureDepicted George I
Mary II
linked to: Mary II of England

Queen Anne
William III
openToPublic true
originalFunction dining hall for naval pensioners
paintingWorkEnd 1726
paintingWorkStart 1707
partOf Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site
linked to: Maritime Greenwich

Old Royal Naval College
reopeningAfterConservation 2019
theme celebration of British maritime power
celebration of royal history
underwentMajorConservation 2014–2019
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf Maritime Greenwich
usedFor events
filming location
wallPaintingsBy James Thornhill

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