Kensington Gardens

Kensington Gardens is one of the royal parks in London and immediately adjacent to Hyde Park. The largest part is in the City of Westminster, a small part of the west in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The area is 1.1 km ².

Mistakenly Kensington Gardens are sometimes mistaken for a part of Hyde Park, but the road West Carriage Drive separates the two parks each other. Together with the Hyde Park, Green Park and St James 's Park form the Kensington Gardens on a four kilometer long, interrupted only by a few streets green strip between the neighborhoods of Westminster and Notting Hill.

1689 King William III bought. the site in order here to recover from his asthma condition. He commissioned Christopher Wren to build the Kensington Palace. Since 1872, stands on the southern edge of the park, the Albert Memorial, in memory of Prince Albert of Saxe -Coburg and Gotha.

In one built in 1934, the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is housed, which specializes in contemporary art. This work has been exhibited, among others, Man Ray, Henry Moore, Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley and Damien Hirst. Another attraction is a Peter Pan statue and the elves oak.