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Marble Arch
London
W1C 1LU
United Kingdom
Marble Arch
Find information about opening times and facilities in Marble Arch
Opening times
Open everyday, from 8am. Park closing times vary by the time of year.
About the park
The site offers raised seating areas, and the site is enhanced by floral displays throughout the year. In contrast to the floral displays the sides of the bunds that face into the space appear as simple grass mounds, creating the impression that the lawn simply sweeps up and flows into the bunds.
Adjacent to the piazza space areas is a soft area for people to sit throughout the summer months.
Venue notes
Marble Arch is wheelchair accessible.
Dogs are welcome at this park.
History
Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch, designed by John Nash in 1827 to be the state entrance to the cour d'honneur of Buckingham Palace. In 1851, on the initiative of architect and urban planner Decimus Burton, a one-time pupil of John Nash, it was relocated to its current site. Following the widening of Park Lane in the early 1960s, the site became a large traffic island at the junction of Oxford Street, Park Lane, and Edgware Road isolating the arch.
The site is divided into two islands, the level of the western lawn is slightly lower and protected by a planting bund along the south side of the space. The eastern island includes a large plaza piazza space with the iconic Grade I listed Marble Arch, the National Monument that gives the site its name at one end, and a series of relevant flags along each side of the space.
The York stone paths connect to the Edgware Road and Bayswater Roads.
The site has become even more famous due to the 27ft bronze statue of a horse’s head by artist N.Fiddian-Green.
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Published: 29 April 2022
Last updated: 29 April 2022