Green Park, London
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Green Park (officially The Green Park) is a roughly triangular park in the City of Westminster, London. It is one of the Royal Parks of London. It is 53 acres in size, and is located between London's Hyde Park and St James's Park. Along with Kensington Gardens and the gardens of Buckingham Palace, these parks form an almost unbroken stretch of parkland from Whitehall to Kensington and Notting Hill.
Green Park, similar to St James's Park, was marshland until 16th century, by King Henry VIII drained it. In 1668 King Charles II made it a Royal Park and laid out the park's main walks. Unlike the other parks in the neighbourhood, there are no no lakes, statues or fountains in Green Park, except for the Canada Memorial by Pierre Granche. Most of it is wooded meadows. Bordering the park to the south is Constitution Hill, to the east is Queen's Walk, and to the north by Piccadilly.
The western corner of Green Park meets St. James's Park at the Queen's Gardens, with the Victoria Memorial at its centre, opposite the entrance to Buckingham Palace. From here, the ceremonial avenue of The Mall stretches towards Trafalgar Square. On the east of Green Park are St James's Palace and Clarence House.
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