The Painted Hall, one of the most spectacular baroque interiors in Europe and one of the largest ‘paintings' in the world, was conceived and created by the artist James Thornhill between 1707 ...

The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College will throw open its doors later this year, after a major preservation initiative. The site, sometimes referred to as the 'Sistine Chapel of the UK ...

Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College (Courtesy Steve Cadman) Replete with monarchical history and Britain’s most esteemed architectural interiors, the twin-domed Old Royal Naval College ...

The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich is often referred to as the UK's Sistine Chapel. Image: It's been over half a century since the ceiling has received any attention The ...

When the Painted Hall in Greenwich reopens on 23 March, visitors can have a nice lie-down if overcome by the 4,000 sq. m interior painted by James Thornhill in 1707-26 with a tumult of kings and ...

It has been almost 60 years since The Old Royal Naval College's (ORNC) Painted Hall was last restored. Reporter NINA MASSEY explores its history. THE Painted Hall in Grennwich has received a grant ...

Hugh Bonneville and Jane Asher star in a drama about the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich - a masterpiece contrived by James Thornhill with help from Hogarth. Show more The ...

The internal environment in the Painted Hall needed stabilising, as it had been damaged by fluctuations in temperature and humidity from the original entrance door opening and closing. An imaginative ...