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One of the parks of London.
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The first Hard Rock Café.
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Wellington Arch, or Constitution Arch, was designed by Decimus Burton, and erected in 1828 as a memorial to Sir Arthur Wellsley, 1st Duke of Wellington, soldier and Prime Minister.
The archway, crowned by a giant statue of the Duke astride a horse, originally stood as a grand entrance to London. However, in 1882, as part of a road widening scheme, the arch was moved to its current home at Hyde Park Corner , and now stands in a huge traffic island.
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Marble Arch, 1828, Oxford Street, London. The Marble Arch was built in as the chief entrance to Buckingham Palace, but it was too narrow for royal coaches, so when the palace was extended in 1851, the arch was moved to its current site as an entrance to Hyde Park. By tradition, only senior members of the royal family, the King's Troop and the Royal Horse Artillery are allowed to ride or drive through the Arch.
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