1 BANQUETING HOUSE
LONDON
A masterwork by the noted architect Inigo Jones, the Banqueting Hall was designed to be a place where King James could impress his guests and host extravagant parties. According to Historic Royal Palaces, the Banqueting House was originally even more extravagant and colourful than it is now. Purportedly the exterior was built out of alternating honey-coloured and luscious pink stone. Unfortunately, in 1774 a process of resurfacing it with grey Portland stone would begin.
However, the most famous part of the Banqueting House is inside. Installed on the ceiling of the main hall are nine paintings by the artist Peter Paul Rubens. and . These works were completed in 1636.
