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Situated between Hyde Park and Saint James, Green Park once boasted a variety of infrastructures: several lodges, a library, an ice house and two enormous "temples" known respectively as the Temple of Peace and the Temple of Concord. All were destroyed in the 19th century. Hugh's Temple of Peace, erected in 1749 to mark the end of the War of Austrian Succession, was demolished during a fireworks display. The Temple of Concord, dating from 1814, was built to mark the 100th anniversary of the Hanoverian dynasty. In 1668, under Charles II, Green Park was home to deer. It was then called Upper St James's Park. Before Charles II turned it into a royal park, Green Park was nothing more than marshland for burying lepers from St James's Hospital. In 1746, it was given its present name, The Green Park. In the early 18th century, a number of developments made the park even more attractive. The Tyburn Pool was built here, and in the 1720s a reservoir was installed to supply water to St James's Palace and Buckingham House. This reservoir was named the Queen's Pool, and became a fashionable spot appreciated for its pretty promenade. The park was opened to the general public in 1826. The Ranger's Lodge, the Queen's Library, the Queen's Basin and Tyburn Basin were all demolished in 1855. During the Second World War, it was used as a vegetable garden by the local inhabitants. It is one of London's eight Royal Parks.
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