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 George IV of the United Kingdom
surface form: 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 entry
surface form: 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, England
surface form: London
maintainedBy Westminster City Council
materialUsed Carrara marble
white marble
nearTransport Marble Arch Underground station
surface form: Marble Arch tube station
originalFunction ceremonial entrance to Buckingham Palace
ownedBy Crown Estate
surface form: The 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
this entity surface form: Marble Arch (London)
Edgware Road terminus Marble Arch
Portman Square, London, England near Marble Arch
subject surface form: Portman Square
Edward Hodges Baily notableWork Marble Arch
this entity surface form: Reliefs on the Marble Arch, London
A5 road terminus Marble Arch
this entity surface form: Marble Arch, London
Inner Ring Road hasSection Marble Arch
Speakers’ Corner near Marble Arch
Grosvenor House Hotel near Marble Arch
Marble Arch Underground station nearby Marble Arch
this entity surface form: Marble Arch monument
Marble Arch Underground station address Marble Arch
this entity surface form: Marble Arch, City of Westminster, London
Marble Arch Underground station namedAfter Marble Arch
this entity surface form: Marble Arch monument
Little Cairo near Marble Arch