The original plans for the temporary Marble Arch Mound in London depicted an inviting green space with thick vegetation and mature trees. The reality is far from that. The sad-looking geometric hill ...
It’s the home of Tower Bridge, the Houses of Parliament and that great big wheel spinning beside the Thames, but London’s newest tourist attraction might just eclipse them all – at least, in notoriety ...
A new tourist attraction in London’s Marble Arch has fallen short of expectations, with visitors describing the £2m manmade mound as a “s**t hill” and “the worst thing I’ve ever done in London”.
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London officials had grand visions for the Marble Arch Mound, a temporary installation that opened this week next to one of the English city’s iconic landmarks. Designs for the attraction depicted a ...
It’s been a bleak picture for London’s Oxford Street since the pandemic started with the last 12 months being the worst ever on record. Before Covid-19, the area attracted over 200 million people a ...
The Marble Arch Mound opened then closed as a shopping catalyst turned into a social media field day. (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images) When London city bodies Westminster City Council and ...
The Marble Arch Mound opened in July and was intended to attract people to London's retail center. The project's boss quit after costs spiralled to $8.25 million — $3.7 million more than planned. The ...