Islamic Art

Leighton House and the Arab Hall

A quiet street in Kensington and Chelsea hides a magnificent jewel

The Arab Hall, Leighton House. Photo: Dirk Lindner | Image courtesy of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC)

On a quiet street in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea lies quite an extraordinary house. Home to the painter Lord Frederic Leighton, the house was commissioned and built by Leighton with the desire to create a house that was both a studio and…