Editing Marble Arch (section)

{{short description|Monument in London, England}}
{{About|the landmark in London, England}}
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[[File:Marble Arch (29797251968).jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|The arch with The Cumberland Hotel, [[Great Cumberland Place]] and the trees of [[Bryanston Square]] beyond, parts of the [[Regency architecture|British Regency-architecture]] [[Portman Estate]]]]
The '''Marble Arch''' is a 19th-century white [[marble]]-faced [[triumphal arch]] in [[London]], [[England]]. The structure was designed by [[John Nash (architect)|John Nash]] in 1827 as the state entrance to the [[cour d'honneur]] of [[Buckingham Palace]]; it stood near the site of what is today the three-bayed, central projection of the palace containing the well-known balcony.<ref name="past"/> In 1851, on the initiative of architect and urban planner [[Decimus Burton]], a one-time pupil of John Nash, the arch was relocated to its current site, near the northeast corner of [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]], so that expansion of Buckingham Palace could proceed. 

The arch gives its name to the area surrounding it, particularly the southern portion of [[Edgware Road]] and also to the [[Marble Arch tube station|underground station]]. The arch is not part of the Royal Parks and is maintained by [[Westminster City Council]].