Hyde Park Screen (London)

United Kingdom / England / London
 gate, Grade I Listed (UK)

Hyde Park Screen is often called Hyde Park Gate, Hyde Park Gate is in fact the nearby neighbourhood.
The screen is a triple arched gateway sits on a traffic island between Piccadilly Arcade and Hyde Park. The three arches are connected by a horizontal Ionic columns. It was designed by Decimus Burton in 1825 as an entrance to Hyde Park. There used to be a toll gate here, but after Buckingham Palace was built, the screen was erected as an part of the grand approach to Hyde Park.

The screen is a Grade I listed structure.

www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/burton/2.html
www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-406655-screen-at-hy...
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Coordinates:   51°30'11"N   -0°9'8"E
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