Marble Arch

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Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble triumphal arch in London, originally designed as a grand ceremonial entrance to Buckingham Palace.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monument
tourist attraction
triumphal arch
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedWithMonarch King George IV
category Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster
Monuments and memorials in London
Neoclassical architecture in London
Triumphal arches in the United Kingdom
constructionEndDate 1833
constructionStartDate 1827
country United Kingdom
designedBy John Nash
facedUrbanModification traffic island placement
hasCentralArchHeight approximately 45 feet
hasCentralArchWidth approximately 30 feet
hasCoordinateLatitude 51.513
hasCoordinateLongitude -0.158
hasLighting yes
hasNumberOfArches 3
hasSculpturalDecorationBy Edward Hodges Baily
J. C. F. Rossi
John Flaxman
hasSideArchHeight approximately 20 feet
hasSideArchWidth approximately 12 feet
heritageDesignation Grade I listed building
heritageRegister National Heritage List for England
inception 19th century
isSymbolOf entrance to central London
western gateway to Oxford Street
locatedAt northeast corner of Hyde Park
locatedIn City of Westminster
locatedNear Edgware Road
Oxford Street
Park Lane
location London
linked to: London, England
maintainedBy Westminster City Council
materialUsed Carrara marble
white marble
nearTransport Marble Arch tube station
originalFunction ceremonial entrance to Buckingham Palace
ownedBy The Crown Estate
linked to: Crown Estate
publicAccess yes
relocatedFrom Buckingham Palace
relocatedTo Hyde Park
relocatedToCurrentSite 1851
tubeLine Central line

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John Nash notableWork Marble Arch
The Dorchester Hotel near Marble Arch
Hyde Park hasLandmark Marble Arch
Park Lane runsTo Marble Arch
Park Lane adjacentTo Marble Arch
Oxford Street terminus Marble Arch
Carrara marble usedIn Marble Arch (London)
linked to: Marble Arch
Edgware Road terminus Marble Arch
Portman Square near Marble Arch
subject linked to: Portman Square, London, England
Edward Hodges Baily notableWork Reliefs on the Marble Arch, London
linked to: Marble Arch
A5 road terminus Marble Arch, London
linked to: Marble Arch
Inner Ring Road hasSection Marble Arch
Speakers’ Corner near Marble Arch
Grosvenor House Hotel near Marble Arch
Marble Arch Underground station nearby Marble Arch monument
linked to: Marble Arch
Marble Arch Underground station address Marble Arch, City of Westminster, London
linked to: Marble Arch
Marble Arch Underground station namedAfter Marble Arch monument
linked to: Marble Arch
Little Cairo near Marble Arch