Hyde Park, Top Tourist Attraction in London

Air View of Hyde Park

Hyde Park was opened to the public in 1637 and still one of the largest parks in London as well as one from the eight Royal Parks of the city that make up the “Green Lung” system in the center of the city. No doubt it is one of the most charming tourism objects in London city which attracts millions of local and international tourists.

A Concert at Hyde Park

The Hyde Park London is situated on the area of 142 hectares (360 acres) and provides many holidays’ activities to its visitors such as jogging, swimming, rowing, family picnicking, and horse riding. It also hosts several large events, celebrations and concerts.

According to history, the area of Hyde Park London was snatched by King Henry VIII in 1536 from a monk named Westminster Abbey. Its primarily used was hunting. Later on in 1638 the King Charles I opened it for public. The hunting area is so wide that extends from Westminster to Kensington. The park faced many modifications with the passage of time. The current position of the Park has been designed by Decimus Burton in decade of 1820.

The Serpentine Lake

The Hyde Park in London has many sites to visit one of the top attractions is its large artificial lake called The Serpertine also known as Long Water. It is popular for boating and swimming. The lake is located at south end and stretches straight to north into the neighboring Kensington Gardens. The lake was constructed in 1730.

Another top attraction in Hyde Park is a modern fountain, installed in honor of famous princess Diana, located on just southwest of Serpentine and inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004. It more resembles a stream rather than a fountain designed by American architect named Kathryn Gustafson.

The main entrance Gate of Hyde Park is located on southeast corner. It consists of three entrances. These entrances are very wide as to let a horse drawn passing the gate easily. There are two more entrances for pedestrians.
At the south end of Hyde Park is a famous 6.4 kilometers long bridle path known as Rotten Row. In the past, during 17th century the road was often used by William III.  Along the route the oil lamps were installed to let the route lit. The road is now used for jogging and horse riding.

The Marble Arch

In the other attractions there is speakers corner where every Sunday people stand and can free announce their views on every topic such as political and religious. While near this corner and in the north east corner of Hyde Park you can see the Marble Arch. It was built in 1872 as a gateway to Buckingham Palace. It was designed by John Nash from Rome.
There are plenty of statues in the Hyde Park such as Still Water, and Genghis Khan statues that were installed in 2012, and the Archilles Statue which is the largest statue in the Hyde Park erected in 1822.