Hyde Park Corner
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Hyde Park Corner is a place in London, England, at the south-east corner of Hyde Park. It a major intersection where Park Lane, Knightsbridge, Piccadilly, Grosvenor Place, and Constitution Hill converge.
In the post-war years Park Lane was widened and the area around Wellington Arch at Hyde Park corner became a large traffic island. This is mostly laid to grass. An underpass beneath the junction allows traffic to flow freely between Knightsbridge and Piccadilly.
In addition to the Arch other features include the Monument to the Cavalry of the Empire, the Boy and Dolphin statue, a statue of Byron and the Royal Artillery Memorial. An Australian War Memorial was added in 2003. Queen Elizabeth Gate and the Hyde Park Corner Screen are on the boundary of Hyde Park at Hyde Park Corner. To the north of the roundabout is Apsley House, the home of the first Duke of Wellington.
The closest tube station is Hyde Park Corner.
"Hyde Park Corner" was also used as a code to announce to the Government the death of King George VI in 1952. Template:London-geo-stubhe:פינת הייד פארק no:Hyde Park Corner