Hyde Park
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Summary
Hyde Park is a park[1]. It ranks in the top 0.056% of park entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,899 views/month, #1 of 1,798).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: City of Westminster[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Shares border with: Park Lane[5]
- Owned by: the Crown[6]
- Operator: The Royal Parks[7]
- Part of: Royal Parks of London[8]
- Commons category: Hyde Park, London[9]
- Has part(s): Marble Arch[10], Serpentine[11], Speakers' Corner[12], Rotten Row[13], Cavalry of the Empire Memorial[14], Hyde Park Holocaust memorial[15], Animals in War Memorial[16], Hyde Park Bandstand[17], Hyde Park Winter Wonderland[18]
- OS grid reference: TQ2757780341[19]
- Official website: http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hyde Park, London[21]
- Commons gallery: Hyde Park[22]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Anglické listy[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25]
- Heritage designation: Grade I listed park and garden[26]
- Native label: Hyde Park[27]
- Different from: Hyde Park[28]
- Area: 137.72 ha[29]
- Connects with: Kensington Gardens[30]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Hyde Park, London[31]
- Historic county: Middlesex[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Hyde Park include Park Lane[33], a road[34], in United Kingdom[35]; it[36], a park[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1810[39]; and hydepark.co.il[40], a website[41], in Israel[42], founded in 1999[43].
Why It Matters
Hyde Park has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for it include Park Lane[33], a road[34], in United Kingdom[35]; it[36], a park[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1810[39]; and hydepark.co.il[40], a website[41], in Israel[42], founded in 1999[43].