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Hyde Park Corner: A LONDON Landmark Where History & Modernity Collide

Join me for a walking tour around the historial Hyde Park Corner. Hyde Park Corner is between Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Mayfair in London, England. It primarily refers to a major road junction at the southeastern corner of Hyde Park, that was originally planned by architect Decimus Burton. The junction includes a broad green-space roundabout in its centre, which is now the setting for Burton's triumphal Wellington Arch. Six streets converge at the junction: Park Lane (from the north), Piccadilly (northeast), Constitution Hill (southeast), Grosvenor Place (south), Grosvenor Crescent (southwest) and Knightsbridge (west). Hyde Park Corner tube station served by the Piccadilly line has many accessways around the junction as do its notable monuments. Immediately to the north of the junction is Burton's Ionic Screen gateway entrance to Hyde Park, and Apsley House museum, the 18th century townhouse of the 1st Duke of Wellington, hero of Waterloo. The 7 July Memorial it is a permanent memorial to honour the victims of the 7 July 2005 London Bombings. The memorial comprises 52 stainless steel pillars (stelae), collectively representing each of the 52 victims, grouped together in four inter-linking clusters reflecting the four locations of the incidents. Achilles statue : The 18ft statue of Achilles, the Greek hero of the Trojan War, commemorates the soldier and politician, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852). It was installed by order of King George III and unveiled on 18 June 1822. Apsley Gate : This classical stone gateway with its scroll-topped columns was designed by Decimus Burton, then just 25 years old. It was made from Portland stone and built in 1826-29. Boy & Dolphin fountain: The marble Boy and Dolphin fountain was made in 1862 by Alexander Munro, a friend of the Alice in Wonderland author, Lewis Carroll. The fountain is located in Hyde Park's Rose Garden. The Cavalry memorial is a bronze sculpture, which represents St George on horseback stepping over a defeated dragon, with a frieze of galloping horsemen around the base. The memorial commemorates members of the Cavalry Regiments killed during the First World War. The Huntress fountain, located in the Rose Garden, features a bronze figure of Diana, the goddess of hunting, shooting an arrow. The bandstand in Hyde Park is one of the oldest in Britain. It was built in 1869 and originally stood in Kensington Gardens, but moved to Hyde Park in 1886. The octagonal roof gives it particularly good acoustics. The Joy of Life fountain depicts two bronze figures holding hands while appearing to dance above the water, with four bronze children emerging from the pool. The Queen Caroline memorial is a stone urn mounted on a plinth overlooking the east end of the Serpentine. This memorial is to Queen Caroline, the wife of King George II, who from 1726-1730 created the Serpentine in Hyde Park and the Long Water in Kensington Gardens. The lake follows the shape of the valley of the Westbourne Stream, which now flows underground. Queen Elizabeth Gate : These highly decorated gates were installed to commemorate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The central screen, designed by David Wynne, unites two national symbols: the lion of England with the unicorn of Scotland. Serenity is a striking bronze sculpture located on the south side of the Serpentine, near the Diana Memorial Fountain. The sculpture is inspired by the Egyptian goddess of nature. It was designed by British sculptor Simon Gudgeon and was installed in the park in 2009. Every week with a new video travelling around the world. Support me, if you like the video, subscribe, hit the thumbs up button and turn on the notifications bell so that more people can enjoy this video too. Thanks for watching! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org, https://www.royalparks.org.uk ,www.english-heritage.org.uk More of London?. Watch more videos! London Walking Tour    • London   Royal Parks    • London Parks   British Heritage    • British Heritage   #london #hydepark #londontourism #londontours #thingstodoinlondon #londonwalk #touristplace #touristspot #londonwalkingtour #touristplace #placestogo #londoncitywalk #londoncitywalkingtour #waytowonderfulworld #伦敦 #ロンドン #ウォーキングツアー #워킹투어 #런던