Marble Arch Description
Marble Arch looking North. The roadthat crosses behind the Arch is Marble Arch, and the road at right angles through the arch is Great Cumberland Place.
Marble Arch originaly located at Buckinham Palace.
Marble Arch is a stunning London attraction made from white marble. Although the arch looks to be solid it actually has 3 rooms inside with entrance doorway, not open to the public, and stairs in one of the central pillars. The rooms were used as a police station until 1950.
The arch was originally designed by John Nash in 1825, and completed 8 years later as the gateway to Buckingham Palace from the Mall into the central courtyard between the rear and two side wings The arch was moved to its current location in the mid 19th-century. It was replaced by the first version of the current palace frontage.
Carvings & Metalwork
Marble Arch Carvings
Marble Arch Carving Detail
Marble Arch Location and Map
Marble Arch Location
Oxford St Selfridges
- Located the western end of London's best known Shopping Street, Oxford Street with the junction of Park Lane
- Next to the north east corner of Hyde Park
- Marble Arch is situated on a massive oval shaped roundabout, with the following roads forming the rounabout, Cumberland Gate (A40), Tyburn way, Marble Arch (A40) (A402) and roads radiating outwards Edware Road (A5), Semore Place, Great Cumberland Place, Oxford Street (A40), Park Lane (A4202), North Road and Bayswater Road (A40).
Site of the Tyburn Tree used for public hangings At Marble Arch
Tyburn Tree plaque
The site of Tyburn Tree is located on the triangular traffic island at the Junction of Edgware Road & Bayswater Road, just north of the Fountains
Marble Arch Fountains
An array of 3 fountains set in a straight line within a rectangular concrete pond. The fountains changing colour has flood lighting at night.
Marble Arch Fountains At Night Video
