St James's Palace St James's Palace St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, although no longer the principal residence of the monarch, it is the ceremonial meeting place of the Accession Council and the London residence of several minor members of the royal family. Built by King Henry VIII on the site of a leper hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less, the palace was secondary in importance to the Palace of Whitehall for most Tudor and Stuart monarchs. The palace increased in importance during the reigns of the early Georgian
St Sophia's Cathedral, London of icons) was painted by Ludwig Thiersch, who had studied religious painting in Athens. He had suggested that the walls were not decorated with frescos, because of the damp climate in London. Instead, the trustees commissioned Byzantine-inspired mosaics from G M Mercenero & Co, to the designs of A G Walker. From 1926 more mosaics were commissioned from Boris Anrep. Timotheos Catsiyannis, "The Greek Community of London" (London, 1993) Michael Constantinides, "The Greek Orthodox Church in London" (London, 1933) George Kakavas (ed.), "Treasured Offerings. The Legacy of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sophia, London" (Athens, 2002) St Sophia's Cathedral,