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Once the private gardens of the Palace, these 275 acres join Hyde Park, but they are totally different, and the formal boundary still divides the two parks.
The gardens were laid out in 1728-31 under instruction of George II’s wife Caroline, with emphasis on avenues and a well planned garden bordering the Flower Walk, which runs between the west end of Rotten Row and the Broad Walk.
The Serpentine is here called the Long Water and a path leads to the Peter Pan statue by Frampton, close by is Watt’s horse and rider statue to Physical Energy.
Queen Anne’s Alcove is built like a porter’s chair by William Kent. On the west side of the gardens, near the Broad Walk, is the Round Pool, popular for sailing model boats.
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