Marble Arch

Marble Arch is a white Carrara marble monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in London, England.

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Carrara - Marble - Speakers' Corner - Hyde Park - Oxford Street - London

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The arch was designed by John Nash in 1828, based on the triumphal arch of Constantine in Rome. It was originally erected on The Mall as a gateway to the new Buckingham Palace (rebuilt by Nash from the former Buckingham House), but was found to be too narrow for the state coach, and was moved in 1851 to its present location.

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John Nash - 1828 - Triumphal arch - Of Constantine - Rome - The Mall - Buckingham Palace - 1851

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There are three small rooms inside which were used as a police station until 1950.

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The Arch stands close to the site of the Tyburn gallows (sometimes called 'Tyburn Tree'), a place of public execution from 1388 until 1793.

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Tyburn - Gallows - Execution - 1388 - 1793

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The nearest London Underground station is Marble Arch, on the Central Line.

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London Underground - Marble Arch - Central Line

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