Marble Arch
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The Marble Arch ( English for "Marble Arch") is a white Carrara marble existing monument near Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park at the western end of Oxford Street in London , England .
The arch was designed by John Nash in 1828 ; The Arch of Constantine in Rome served as a model . It was originally built as the entrance gate to the new Buckingham Palace on the Mall . In 1851 it was moved to its current location. The reason for this is often given that the gate passage was too narrow for the state carriages. In fact, this is just an anecdote; Even with the largest of the royal carriages, the rarely used Gold State Coach from 1762, Elizabeth II passed the central passage on the occasion of her coronation in 1953 without any problems.
Originally only members of the British Royal Family and the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery were allowed to ride under the arch . Today the public is also permitted to ride and walk through it.
The arch stands near the place where the " Gallows of Tyburn " stood for a long time .
The nearest underground station is also called " Marble Arch "; Central Line trains stop there .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 47 " N , 0 ° 9 ′ 31" W.