St James's Palace in London's City of Westminster was built for Henry VIII, mainly between 1531 and 1536, on the site of a former leper hospital. The article names no architect for the palace. Inigo Jones built the nearby Queen's Chapel. The article calls it primarily Tudor in style and gives red brick with darker brick detail.
It has four courtyards, and the gatehouse has four stories. The article gives no height or area. The palace became the principal residence of the monarch in London in 1698, and a fire in 1809 destroyed parts of it. Victoria formalized the move to Buckingham Palace in 1837.
The Declaration of St James's Palace was signed there in 1941, and Charles III was proclaimed there in 2022. It is a working palace where the Royal Court is formally based, ambassadors are accredited and official receptions are held. The Queen's Chapel opens at selected times, and the Chapel Royal is closed to the public.
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