The Hyde Park Corner of London !!!

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Of course, we walked all over London and use the underground and double decker buses to boot, all glorious as was able to come with the family and not just my business trips.  We enjoyed the trip here with the family, and now it brings lots of good memories for me. I have written many posts on the City before, but found me again older pictures not in my blog yet and they should be, Therefore, here is my take on the Hyde Park Corner of London !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

Hyde Park Corner primarily refers to a major road junction at the corner of Hyde Park (see post). Hyde Park and its main entrance, from which it takes its name. It is a major road junction, where the avenues of Park Lane,  Knightsbridge,  Piccadilly,  Grosvenor Place and Constitution Hill converge. There is also a road tunnel under the square, connecting Knightsbridge and Piccadilly Circus.  In Hyde Park Corner, in which stands Wellington Arch, a triumphal arch erected in memory of the winner of the Battle of Waterloo. It was commissioned by King George IV in 1825 to commemorate British victories during the Napoleonic Wars. and therefore close to Apsley House, the London residence of Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, soldier, victor of the Battle of Waterloo, and Prime Minister. In 1846 the monument was chosen to house an equestrian statue of the Duke, 8.5 meters high, the largest ever made up to that time.

london Hyde Park Corner Screen seen from the other side of Piccadilly jul10

Today it is at the center of the large tree-lined roundabout that is Hyde Park Corner. At the time of its removal, the Duke’s statue was moved to Aldershot and replaced in 1912 by a grandiose bronze quadriga. The statue depicts the goddess of victory Nike descending on her war chariot. The face of this statue which guides the quadriga is a young boy (said to be the son of Lord Michelhan, the person who financed the work). This is the largest bronze statue in Europe. Inside the triumphal arch, the second smallest police station in London was located until 1992. In 1999, English Heritage set up a museum there, displaying the history of this building on three floors.

Other military memorials can also be seen: the New Zealand War Memorial, the Australian War Memorial (in memory of New Zealand and Australian soldiers who fought in the two world wars) and the Royal Artillery Memorial, dedicated to the Royal Artillery who fought in the Great War. Hyde Park Corner was used as a code to announce the death of King George VI, father of Queen Elizabeth II, on February 6, 1952.

The London tourist office on Hyde Park Corner Wellington Arch : https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/181523-english-heritage-wellington-arch

There you go folks, do come to Hyde Park Corner and see many nice monuments of London. We enjoyed the walks around here and the architecture/history surrounding it, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the Hyde Park Corner of London as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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