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The Serpentine

Stream, lake, …

London, United Kingdom

: Serpentine River

Lake in Hyde Park, some 40 acres in size.

The Serpentine, together with the Crystal Palace, was a focal point for The Great Exhibition held in London in 1851.

Traveljournal 1851

Cite as: The Serpentine. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/places/gfa-places-1628, viewed on 6 January 2025.

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The Serpentine (painting by George Shepherd, c. 1850)