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The Marble Arch called Wellington Arch was built in 1827 and designed to resemble the Arch of Constantine in Rome.
It is built of Italian Ravaccione Marble from Seravezzo. It originally stood as one of the entrances to the grounds of Buckingham Palace, but since it was inconvenient for the Royal Coaches to pass through, it was moved in 1851 to where it stands today. It stands in the middle of a large traffic island.
Warning: you cannot walk through the arch because that's for senior members of the Royal Family and The King's Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery.
This arch has three small rooms inside. Originally, they were used as an emergency police station, but the police abandoned it in 1950.
A sculpture by Adrian Jones was added to the top of the arch in 1912.
So sad that such a beautiful monument is in such a hectic location. Leave a Comment Directions: Marble Arch tube
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Some just walk around in a sandwich board expressing their views! Be careful, some people expect tips when you take a photo!! Leave a Comment Directions: Marble Arch tube
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Marble Arch (named so because it is made of Carrara Marble) is located here at a corner entering Hyde Park. John Nash designed and built the arch in 1828 as the main entrance to Buckingham Palace. It was later moved to its present location because it became too narrow for the grandest of coaches to pass through it.
The arch consists of three archways with columns in between and is decorated with reliefs of what looks like Roman images. It is said that only the members of the Royal Family and one of the royal artillery regiments are allowed to pass under it, but I had no problem walking right throw the center archway. Leave a Comment Directions: Marble Arch tube
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 Marble Arch by Travelchili
The Marble Arch is made of white Carrara Marble, it has three archways with columns in between.
John Nash is also famous for designing other well-known landmarks in London:
* the reworking of Buckingham Palace
* Carlton House Terrace
* the layout of Regent Street
* the layout of Trafalgar Square and St James's Park
* All Souls' in Langham Place and Park Crescent Leave a Comment Directions: Marble Arch is situated at the western end of Oxford Street. The tube station Marble Arch can be found on the Central Line.
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 Marble Arch - not in its
intended spot! by easyoar
Unfortunately it was not wide enough for the royaltys best and widest coaches to pass through, so it had to go. And off to Hyde Park it went, where it now stands very close to Speakers Corner.
Apparently only Royalty and members of a Royal Artillery regiment are supposed to pass through it. However on the day I visited, I saw anyone who felt like it passing through. I can hardly imagine anyone getting arrested for walking underneath it!
Recently I have heard rumours that Marble Arch may be on the move again to somewhere a bit nicer - we'll have to see! Leave a Comment Directions: Marble Arch tube
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 Marble Arch by 807Wheaton
Inside the park there is a place, Speakers Corner where anyone can get up and talk about something that concerns them. There were a few people listening to the fellow that we saw the day we strolled through Hyde Park. Leave a Comment Directions: Marble Arch tube
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 Attention, Ladies and
gentlemen, . . . . by filipdebont
If you are in the mood, it can be interesting to stop here for a quarter of an hour to listen to what these guys have to say. And if your English is good enough you can even start a discussion (but then you will need more then a quarter of an hour).
Oh yes, I think that these speeches are only on sunday. Leave a Comment Directions: Subway : Marble Arch
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 Marble Arch by filipdebont
Close to Marble Arch, there is a triangle stone which remains to the spot where once stood the Gallows of Tyburn; here the poor people were sentenced to dead. Leave a Comment Directions: Subway : Marble Arch
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 A bit like Monty Python's Life
of Brian :-) by RhineRoll
On a different note, I was strangely reminded of that market scene from "Monty Python's Life of Brian" but maybe that is because I watched the film first and came to Speakers Corner many years later... Leave a Comment Directions: Marble Arch tube
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