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Visit |
LL Ref. |
Actual Location |
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IoE |
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Marble Arch |
Marble Arch |
Monument in public space |
L2289 |
Hyde Park Corner |
N51.5131 W0.1589 |
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Lilliput Lane's "Marble Arch" is
based on the monument of that name |
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 Marble Arch was designed by
John Nash in 1828. Built of white Carrara marble, the design was taken
from the triumphal arch of Constantine in Rome. It was erected to form a
grand gateway to
Buckingham Palace. When Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decided to
enlarge the palace in 1851, room was made for the extension by removing
the vast arch, which then became an entrance to Hyde Park.
The upper part of the arch has been used as a place for police
surveillance. During a riot in 1855 the crowd were brought to order by a
body of police, who emerged from the arch taking the demonstrators by
surprise.
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The area in which Marble Arch now stands was known as Tyburn, the
site of the three-legged gallows, a place of public execution, where
crowds gathered to witness the gruesome sight. |
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Opposite Marble Arch, people still gather today at what is known as
Speakers Corner, but happily for a less macabre reason. On Sunday
afternoons speakers and hecklers assemble to debate a variety of topics.
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