St James's Palace, London

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St James's Palace, London is a historic royal residence in central London that has long served as a principal home and administrative center for the British monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
royal palace
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Tudor
associatedWith Royal Household of the United Kingdom
surface form: British Royal Household

Chapel Royal choir
Court of St James's
surface form: Court of St James's diplomatic corps
builtFor Henry VIII of England
surface form: Henry VIII
ceremonialRole Court of St James's
accreditation place for foreign ambassadors
formal seat of the British monarchy
commissionedBy Henry VIII of England
surface form: Henry VIII
constructionEnd 1536
constructionStart 1531
country United Kingdom
currentFunction administrative centre of the monarchy
location for court functions
official royal residence
venue for royal ceremonies
designation Grade I listed building
designationDate 24 February 1958
era Tudor period
eventHosted investitures and receptions
proclamations of new monarchs
royal christenings
fireEvent damaging fire in 1809
governingBody Royal Household of the United Kingdom
surface form: Royal Household
hasPart Ambassadors' Court
Chapel Royal
Friary Court
Lancaster House (adjacent complex association)
Queen's Chapel
State Apartments
York House
main gatehouse
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
locatedIn City of Westminster
London, England
surface form: London
locatedOn The Mall, London
material red brick
monarchResided Charles I of England
surface form: Charles I

Elizabeth I of England
surface form: Elizabeth I

George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: George III

Henry VIII of England
surface form: Henry VIII

James VI and I
surface form: James I
near Buckingham Palace
Green Park
St James’s Park
surface form: St James's Park
notableFeature Chapel Royal used for royal religious services
Friary Court used for ceremonial announcements
Tudor gatehouse with four octagonal turrets
originalFunction royal residence
owner Crown Estate
surface form: The Crown Estate
publicAccess limited, mainly for specific services and events
status not generally open to the public
working royal palace
usedBy British monarch
members of the British royal family

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Clarence House adjacentTo St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Friary Court adjacentTo St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: Ambassadors’ Court at St James’s Palace
subject surface form: Lancaster House
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
St James’s Park adjacentTo St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace
Coldstream Guards associatedWith St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace
Court of St James's associatedWith St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Foot Guards associatedWith St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Grenadier Guards associatedWith St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Household Division associatedWith St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Queen's Chapel associatedWith St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Charlotte, Princess Royal baptismPlace St James's Palace, London
Prince Octavius of Great Britain baptismPlace St James's Palace, London
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom baptismPlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
subject surface form: Anne of Great Britain
Anne, Queen of Great Britain birthPlace St James's Palace, London
Charles II of England birthPlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
George IV of the United Kingdom birthPlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace, London, England
James Francis Edward Stuart birthPlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace, London, England
James II of England birthPlace St James's Palace, London
James VII of Scotland birthPlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Mary II of Scotland birthPlace St James's Palace, London
subject surface form: Mary II of England
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange birthPlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St. James's Palace, London, England
Mary birthPlace St James's Palace, London
subject surface form: Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
this entity surface form: St James's Palace, London, England
Court of St James's ceremonialVenue St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
St James's contains St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Westminster, London, England contains St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Caroline of Ansbach deathPlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales deathPlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Palace of Whitehall followedBy St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace
Queen's Guard guards St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Ambassadors' Court hasAccessFrom St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Yeomen of the Guard hasHeadquartersLocation St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace
Royal Collection Trust headquartersLocation St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
State Apartments locatedIn St James's Palace, London
subject surface form: State Apartments at St James's Palace
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Bridgewater House, London locatedNear St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
subject surface form: Lancaster House
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Ambassadors' Court location St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood location St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace
Changing of the Guard location St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Chapel Royal location St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Court of St James's location St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Friary Court location St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace
York House location St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace complex
Royal Proclamation of 1763 locationSigned St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Charlotte, Princess Royal marriagePlace St James's Palace, London
Prince George of Denmark marriagePlace St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace
Court of St James's namedAfter St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James's Palace
Pall Mall, London near St James's Palace, London
this entity surface form: St James’s Palace