“Britain’s Sistine Chapel”

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“Britain’s Sistine Chapel” is the richly decorated Baroque Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, famed for its monumental ceiling and wall paintings by Sir James Thornhill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque artist ⓘ
Baroque hall ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
historic interior ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
painter ⓘ
appliedTo Painted Hall interior ⓘ
linked to: Painted Hall
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
artMovement Baroque ⓘ
artTechnique fresco-style illusionism ⓘ
trompe-l’oeil ⓘ
comparedTo Sistine Chapel ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
decorativeProgram allegorical paintings ⓘ
celebration of British maritime power ⓘ
celebration of Protestant succession ⓘ
designerOfPaintings Sir James Thornhill ⓘ
linked to: James Thornhill
era early 18th century ⓘ
function celebration of British monarchy ⓘ
celebration of Royal Navy ⓘ
hasType painted interior ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site ⓘ
inspiredBy Italian Baroque ceiling painting ⓘ
locatedIn Greenwich ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Maritime Greenwich ⓘ
Old Royal Naval College ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Vatican City ⓘ
nickname Britain’s Sistine Chapel ⓘ
notableFor monumental ceiling paintings ⓘ
monumental wall paintings ⓘ
notableWork Painted Hall ceiling ⓘ
linked to: Painted Hall

Painted Hall walls ⓘ
linked to: Painted Hall
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownership Old Royal Naval College Foundation ⓘ
partOf Old Royal Naval College complex ⓘ
refersTo Painted Hall ⓘ
subjectMatter British monarchs ⓘ
linked to: English monarchs

allegorical figures ⓘ
mythological figures ⓘ
naval victories ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedAs ceremonial dining hall ⓘ

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Painted Hall → alsoKnownAs → “Britain’s Sistine Chapel” ⓘ
Painted Hall → nickname → Britain’s Sistine Chapel ⓘ
linked to: “Britain’s Sistine Chapel”