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Green Park
Green Park (officially The Green Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London, Covering an area of about 53 acres and roughly triangular in shape. It was originally a swampy burial ground for lepers from the nearby hospital at Saint James's which was acquired by Henry VIII and knocked down so that he could build St James's Palace. In 1668 Charles II made it a Royal Park, laying out the parks main walks. Charles also built a snow house in which cold drinks were kept in the summer, the mound that covered this snow house is still visible opposite 119 Piccadilly.
Green Park lies between London's Hyde Park and St. James's Park. Together with Kensington Gardens and the gardens of Buckingham Palace, these parks form an almost unbroken stretch of open land reaching from Whitehall and Victoria station to Kensington and Notting Hill.
By contrast with its neighbours, Green Park has no lakes nor any statues or fountains (except for Canada Memorial by Pierre Granche), but consists entirely of wooded meadows. The park is bounded on the south by Constitution Hill, on the east by the pedestrian Queen's Walk, and on the north by Piccadilly. It meets St. James's Park at the Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens, opposite the entrance to Buckingham Palace. To the south is the ceremonial avenue of The Mall, and the buildings of St James's Palace and Clarence House overlook the park to the east.
Green Park tube station is located on Piccadilly near the north end of Queen's Walk. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Park)
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