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Located between Hyde Park and Saint James, Green Park once had various infrastructures: several lodges, a library, an ice house and two huge "temples" called respectively the Temple of Peace and the Temple of Concord. All of them were destroyed in the 19th century. Hugh's Temple of Peace was erected in 1749 to mark the end of the Austrian War of Succession, it was demolished during a fireworks display. The Concorde temple, which dates back to 1814, was built on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Hanoverian dynasty. In 1668 and under Charles II Green Park was home to deer. It was then called Upper St James' s Park. Before Charles II who made it a royal park, Green Park was only a marshy ground to bury the lepers of the Saint James Hospital. In 1746, it was named after its current name, The Green Park. At the beginning of the 18th century, several facilities made it even more pleasant. The Tyburn swimming pool was built, and in the 1720s a reservoir was installed to provide water for St. James Palace and the Buckingham house. This reservoir has been called the Queen's Basin, and is becoming a popular place for its beautiful walk. The park was opened to the general public in 1826. The Ranger's Lodge, Queen's Library, Queen's Basin and Tyburn Basin were all demolished in 1855. During the Second World War, it was used as a vegetable garden for the inhabitants. It is one of London's eight royal parks.
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