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The Marble Arch is a 19th-century white marble-faced triumphal arch in London, England. The structure was designed by John Nash in 1827 as the state entrance to the cour d'honneur of Buckingham Palace ; it stood near the site of what is today the three-bayed, central projection of the palace containing the well-known balcony. [ 1 ]
The Marble Arch, also Arch of the Philaeni (Italian: Arco dei Fileni), formerly known in Libya as El Gaus (i.e. "The Arch"), was a monument in Libya built during the days of Italian colonization. The arch marked the border between Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, and was located on the Via Balbia (actual Libyan Coastal Highway) near Ra's Lanuf. [1]
The arch was originally designed as a triumphal arch to stand at the entrance to Buckingham Palace. It was moved when the east wing of the palace designed by Edward Blore was built, at the request of Queen Victoria whose growing family required additional domestic space. Marble Arch became the entrance to Hyde Park and the Great Exhibition.
Marble Arch was located at the southern end of the Mall, and was Central Park's only bridge made of marble. [2] The vault underneath contained a fountain and benches. The arch was destroyed in 1938 when Center Drive was straightened. [42] The remains of the arch are rumored to have remained in situ, being buried under the Mall. [42] [2]
The Washington Square Arch, officially the Washington Arch, [1] is a marble memorial arch in Washington Square Park, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect Stanford White in 1891, [ 2 ] it commemorates the centennial of George Washington's 1789 inauguration as President of the United ...
1828 – Completion of the Marble Arch in London, ... 1050s – Greensted Church built, oldest surviving wooden church (extensively repaired) in the world, ...
The hill was located in the north-east corner of Hyde Park, close to Marble Arch, at the western end of London's Oxford Street. The 25-metre (82 ft) high hill [2] was built from scaffolding covered with sedum turf and a number of trees, [3] [4] with 130 steps up [5] (or a lift) [6] to a viewing platform at the top and an events space inside. [2]
The Corinthian Arch: 1765 Stowe House: United Kingdom: Marble Arch: 1828 London: United Kingdom: Wellington Arch: 1826–1830 London: United Kingdom: Admiralty Arch: 1906–1912 London: United Kingdom: Millennium Gate: 2005–2008 Atlanta, Georgia: United States: Washington Square Arch [1] 1890–1892 New York City: United States: Dewey Arch ...