Palace of Placentia (gbr)

Palace of Placentia

Palace of Placentia ranks 3,206th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Freeport, Illinois, Oceanside, California, and Narni. Memorable people born in Palace of Placentia include Elizabeth I of England, Henry VIII of England, and Mary I of England. Memorable people who died in Palace of Placentia include Edward VI of England. Palace of Placentia has been the birth place of many politicians and noblemen and the death place of many politicians. Palace of Placentia is located in United Kingdom.

The Palace of Placentia, also known as Greenwich Palace, was an English royal residence that was initially built by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, in 1443. The palace was a place designed for pleasure, entertainment and an escape from the city. It was located at Greenwich on the south bank of the River Thames, downstream from London. On a hill behind the palace he built Duke Humphrey's Tower, later known as Greenwich Castle; it was subsequently demolished to make way for the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, which survives. The original river-side residence was extensively rebuilt around 1500 by Henry VII. A detached residence, the Queen's House, was built on the estate in the early 1600s and also survives. In 1660, the main palace was demolished by Charles II to make way for a proposed new palace, which was never constructed. Nearly forty years later, the Greenwich Hospital was built on the site. Read more on Wikipedia