For centuries, Hyde Park has provided members of the royal family, as well as residents of the capital of the United Kingdom, a green oasis as if they were created to escape from the busy city streets. This most famous park in London still attracts millions of tourists every year.
Although many will assume that Hyde Park has always had the function of a park, the truth is quite the opposite. This park was actually private land for much of its existence. He originally created it In 1536, King Henry VIII who together with his nobles used it as a private hunting ground.
But even this year, when the park was opened as a hunting ground, was not the year of its official opening. The area we know today as Hyde Park was used by local monks long before Henry VIII hunted deer in it. Monks of Westminster Abbey for years they used the park area as a place of worship and an area to grow plants and find inspiration. It wasn't long before the king claimed the land for himself and forced the monks to seek refuge elsewhere.
Unlike Henry VIII, King Charles I officially opened the park to the public. In 1637, a royal decree meant that any member of the public could explore the park. Although public interest actually became greater only in 1825, when architect Decimus Burton designed the floor plan as we know it today.
Hyde Park is not London's largest green oasis
Although most tourists and visitors are convinced that Hyde Park is the largest green oasis in London, it is actually surpassed in size by three other parks and open spaces, although this does not mean that it is small in size. In fact, Hyde Park is bigger than the Vatican, and even twice as big as Disneyland Park. WITH more than 4000 trees, a large lake and over 350 hectares of land, Hyde Park offers enough space for exploration, a break from the busy life of the metropolis and enjoyment.
In Hyde Park, tourists have the opportunity to enjoy many interesting locations, and one of the most popular is certainly Princess Diana Memorial Fountain which is built from 545 pieces of real Cornish granite. Unlike other historical monuments and statues in Hyde Park, this beautiful fountain was created using advanced computer design software and state-of-the-art machinery.
In the park you will also discover a beautiful old tribune a kind of speaker's corner that is still used by performers and speakers from all over the world. What you may not know is that this grandstand is one of the oldest in London and was built in 1869 and was originally placed in Kensington Gardens.
It is certainly interesting to know how they are The Beatles in the fall of 1963, they lived near London's Hyde Park, shared an apartment, wrote songs and made music.
A lesser known fact is that there is a pet cemetery inside the park, which is not open to the public. From the 1880s and during the next twenty years, around 300 beloved pets were laid to rest in the garden of Victoria Lodge.
