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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