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Open Days

Experience four centuries of art, architecture and history on an Open Day at Banqueting House.

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Candlelight Concerts

Experience the magic of Candlelight at the magnificent Banqueting House, where breath-taking live music meets one of London’s most spectacular historic settings.

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Deaf-Led Guided Tours

Discover Banqueting House on a Deaf-led tour with John Wilson and Heritage Interpretation.

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Art and sculpture

See images of James I and VI and Charles I among the important collection of art and sculpture at Banqueting House.

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Banqueting Hall

Experience James I and VI's breathtaking Banqueting Hall, created in 1622 as a venue for extravagant Jacobean entertainments.

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Charles I’s execution site

Walk in the footsteps of the condemned King and stand on the spot of Charles I's execution, just outside Banqueting House.

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Inigo Jones' architecture

Find out what remains of Whitehall – known as one of the first examples of Palladianism in British architecture.

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Rubens ceiling

Marvel at Sir Peter Paul Rubens' ceiling in its original setting of Inigo Jones' spectacular Banqueting House.

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The Undercroft

Explore the vaulted drinking den beneath the Banqueting House, which was used by James I and VI for decadent royal parties.

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