Greenwich Hospital (collaborative work)

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Baroque building complex architectural ensemble historic hospital

Greenwich Hospital is a grand Baroque riverside complex in London, designed collaboratively in the late 17th and early 18th centuries as a charitable retirement home for Royal Navy sailors and now renowned as part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site.

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instanceOf Baroque building complex →
architectural ensemble →
historic hospital →
architecturalStyle Baroque →
English Baroque →
constructionPeriod late 17th century to early 18th century →
country United Kingdom →
currentUse Old Royal Naval College campus →
dedicatedTo welfare of Royal Navy seamen →
designedAs charitable retirement home for Royal Navy sailors →
designedBy Christopher Wren →
John Vanbrugh →
Nicholas Hawksmoor →
Thomas Ripley →
hasArchitecturalType hospital →
institutional complex →
hasPart Chapel of St Peter and St Paul →
King Charles Court →
King William Court →
Painted Hall →
Queen Anne Court →
Queen Mary Court →
hasViewOf Isle of Dogs →
River Thames →
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building →
UNESCO World Heritage Site component →
inception late 17th century →
laterUse Royal Naval College, Greenwich →
locatedIn England →
Greenwich →
London →
United Kingdom →
locatedOn south bank of the River Thames →
nearby Greenwich Park →
Queen’s House, Greenwich →
Royal Observatory, Greenwich →
notableFor association with the Royal Navy →
grand riverside Baroque architecture →
monumental colonnades and domes →
operatorHistory Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich →
originalFunction retirement home for seamen →
partOf Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site →
Old Royal Naval College →
patron English Crown →
region Royal Borough of Greenwich NERFINISHED →
significance key element of Maritime Greenwich cultural landscape →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Maritime Greenwich →
Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Greenwich Hospital (Royal Hospital for Seamen), Greenwich ("Greenwich Hospital charity") →
governingBody
Nicholas Hawksmoor →
notableWork
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