Wellington Arch now sits at Hyde Park Corner, where Kensington Road meets Piccadilly near its junction with Park Lane, and where the Kensington Turnpike Trust had its tollgate.
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Without a doubt, Delicate Arch is the most famous natural stone arch in the world. Referred to as The Arch by many arriving visitors for whom it is No. 1 on their must-see lists, Delicate has an allure that is hard to explain but impossible to deny.
The Arch is fully accessible. Visitors can be set down outside the entrance of Apsley House just a five-minute walk from Wellington Arch (on a drop off basis only). Pre-booking is not required for drop off/pick up only.
The masonry arch first appeared between the fifth and the fourth centuries B.C. in Greece, Etruria and Rome. Sometime in this period, the Etruscans most likely introduced the Romans to the arch. The Etruscan Gate at Volterra from the fourth century B.C. is considered the first example of a true arch.