The Old Royal Naval College is a masterpiece of English Baroque. Sir Christopher Wren planned the site and during the first half of the 18th Century. Various illustrious architects, such as Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and James Stuart completed the design. John Webb's existing King's House of 1664-69 became the cornerstone of Wren's grand design. Building continued in four main phases until 1752. 1696-1710 Whole site was laid out and all foundations dug. King Charles Court remodelled and completed. Queen Anne base Court and all ranges of King William Court erected. 1712-1721 North and south pavilions of King Charles Court and north pavilion of Queen Anne Court erected. King William colonnade and steps between King William Court and Queen Mary Court built. 1725-1733 South pavilion of Queen Anne Court erected and the frontage onto Grand Square faced in stone. 1735-1751 Queen Mary Court completed. The temporary chapel within Queen Anne was removed. The Ripley tunnel connecting Queen Mary Court and King William Court was built. When land was acquired to the west, in the mid-19th century, Philip Hardwick created the landscape plan much as we see it today, with walks and lawns. Railings and new gates were erected all round the site, and the lawns to the west were laid out, with their dolphin fountains. Hardwick also designed the monument to the young French naval officer, Joseph Rene Bellot, who drowned in 1853 while helping search for Sir John Franklin's lost Arctic expedition. Although this stands on the river walk, outside the grounds, it forms part of Hardwick's overall landscape design. There are separate entries for the Chapel and the Painted Hall.