Hyde Park (London)

Hyde Park (London), 139-hectare (344-acre) park in London. The name is derived from the manor of Hyde, which once belonged to the abbot of Westminster. Prominent features of the park are Rotten Row, the famous bridle path; Serpentine Lake; and Speakers' Corner, the meeting place of soapbox orators. Under Henry VIII, king of England, Hyde Park was a royal deer park. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was a fashionable park where royalty rode and drove, military reviews were held, and duels were fought. In 1851 the first world's fair was held in the park.

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