Marble Arch

　　   Marble Arch (Marble Arch) is a white Carrara marble structure located at the western end of Oxford Street in London, England, at the intersection with Park Lane and Edgware Road, almost directly opposite Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park. The arch sits in a busy large traffic roundabout, which also contains a very small park. This traffic circle faces Marble Arch Underground Station.

　　   In 1828, John Nash designed Marble Arch based on the Arch of Constantine in Rome. It was originally situated on The Mall as the main gate of Nash’s redesigned Buckingham House into the new Buckingham Palace. At the time, the eastern part of Buckingham Palace had not yet been built, meaning the inner courtyard, flanked by two wings, remained open on one side. The Marble Arch was placed at the entrance to the open side of the courtyard. In 1855, during the construction of the eastern part of Buckingham Palace, the arch was moved to its current location.

　　   The arch once housed three small rooms that served as a police station until 1950. Due to Nash’s financial difficulties, some sculptures originally intended for the arch ended up on the façade of the National Gallery, notably "Britannia." The statues that once stood beneath the portico were meant to depict the Duke of Wellington. These sculptures included personifications of Europe and Asia/India, with a blank circular space in the middle. Had the arch been completed as planned, the face of the Duke of Wellington would have been depicted in that circle.

　　   Marble Arch    Must-visit reason: London’s most famous triumphal arch    Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】    Country/Region where the attraction is located: Britain[Britain]    Province/State where the attraction is located: Greater London [Greater London]    City where the attraction is located: London [London]