THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, GREENWICH

Trim tour guide, with color photod, of the historial site of the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, England; architectural highlights include the Chapel and the Painted Hall. Original site of the Palace of Placentia (Greenwich Palace) built by Henry VII and birthplace of Tudor queens Mary I and Elizabeth I, and, excepting the incomplete John Webb building, was demolished in 1694. Grounds gave way to the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich wounded in the Battle of La Hogue; closed 1869 and buildings were converted to a training establishment for the Royal Navy. Site now managed by the Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College with access to communities events and tourists.