Round Pond

The Round Pond is an ornamental lake in , London, in front of . The pond was created in 1730 by George II. It is approximately seven acres in extent, measuring approximately 200 by 150 metres.
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  • Type: Pond
  • Description: ornamental lake in Kensington Gardens, London
  • Also known as: “The Round Pond”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kensington Gardens and Royal Albert Hall.

Park
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, once part of the private gardens of , are now among the Royal Parks of London and largely open to the public. The gardens are shared by the and the and sit immediately to the west of , in .

Theater building
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The is a concert hall on the northern edge of , , England. It has a seating capacity of 5,272. Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage.

Photo: Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Gothic Revival ciborium in , , designed and dedicated to the memory of Prince Albert of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Lion Gate and South Kensington-Chelsea.

Locality
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is a locality.

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is a district of central . It is one of the most densely populated places in London and most affluent areas in the world.

Suburb
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is an area in the . It is a built-up district with a population density of 17,500 per square kilometre, and is located between to the south, to the north-east, and to the west.

Round Pond

Latitude
51.50588° or 51° 30′ 21″ north
Longitude
-0.18332° or 0° 10′ 60″ west
Elevation
92 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
9C3XGR48+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 945710489
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Geo­Names ID
10376996
Wiki­data ID
Q7371114
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Round Pond” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Round Pond”
  • Chinese: “圆池”
  • Chinese: “圓池”
  • French: “Round Pond”
  • German: “Round Pond”
  • Polish: “Okrągły Staw”
  • Polish: “Round Pond”
  • Slovenian: “Round Pond”
  • Venetian: “Stagno Round”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kensington Gardens Bandstand and The Sunken Garden.

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