Lambeth Palace

Lambeth Palace is located near London, in the town of Lambeth, on the right bank of the River Thames. The palace serves as the residence for the clergy representative of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The first surviving buildings of the palace belong to the XIII century. It is a Gothic-style chapel and the Lollard Tower, which contained so-called dissenters during the English Revolution.

For several centuries, the appearance of the palace was constantly changing, and the interior was rebuilt. There was a brick entrance to the yard, living rooms were added.

The palace houses an ancient collection of portraits of archbishops belonging to the works of famous artists Holbein, Hogarth, van Dyck and others.

In the main hall of the palace is a library, which was founded in 1610. Today, there are about 40 thousand volumes, including the famous Gutenberg Bible and the Lambeth Bible.