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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 ]
Buckingham Palace c. 1837, showing Marble Arch at left, a ceremonial entrance. It was moved next to Hyde Park to make way for the new east wing in 1847. Buckingham Palace became the principal royal residence in 1837, on the accession of Queen Victoria, [28] who was the first monarch to reside there. [29]
Model of John Nash's original design for Marble Arch, featuring the statue of George IV on top of the arch. Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey originally designed the statue to stand on top of Marble Arch in its original position as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, [2] following architecture work by John Nash.
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.
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Notable buildings include the Upper Mill or Spring Valley Mill (c. 1740), the Lower Mill (c. 1820), a blacksmith and wheelwright shop, a cooperage, a store, and two inns—the "Neff's Tavern" and Temperance Inn (c. 1838). The contributing structures are the Spring Valley Mill Dam and a stone arch bridge. [2]
The central pylon of the memorial is of Pentelic marble, and individual statues are in Lasa marble and gilt bronze. [5] The memorial weighs 2,300 tonnes (about 2535 short tons) [1] and is 32 m (104 ft) in diameter. [6] In 1970 it was listed at Grade I. [4]
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