Watch the construction of London's newest tourist attraction
Marble Arch Mound is hoping to attract 200, 000 visitors
You can now watch the construction of one of London's newest tourists attractions from the comfort of your home.
A live stream of the new viewing platform at Marble Arch Mound has been made available.
The £900,000 temporary attraction will give people a bird’s eye view of some of the city’s top spots including Hyde Park, Oxford Street, Edgware Road and Park Lane.
It'll be open from July for six months
It’s part of the council’s new £150m Oxford Street District plan with other partners to boost Central London businesses as they recover from the pandemic.
The area normally sees 200m visitors a year and supports 155,000 jobs. Pre-pandemic it added ÂŁ13bn to the economy every year.
Earlier this year research by the New West End Company suggested that one fifth of Oxford Street businesses might not return after lockdown ends for good.
Some people said they thought the money could be better spent given the area’s economic woes because of the pandemic.
One objector wrote: “We have no tourists here, so who will be going up the mound? Those who want to put their selfie images online, not those who want to go and restart the Oxford Street economy.
“This is a piece of nonsensical rubbish along the lines of the Garden Bridge.”
Another Westminster resident commented: “Given current economic considerations and issues, this is completely unnecessary.”
The live stream sees the Marble Arch London BID - which represents 200 business - team up with Multivista.
The chief executive of the Marble Arch BID, Kay Buxton, said: “Marble Arch Mound is just what the doctor ordered, boosting the recovery of London’s hospitality sector - hotels, venues and visitor attractions in Marble Arch and across the West End, as well as pubs, bars and restaurants, as visitors take advantage of everything Central London has to offer.”
You can watch the live stream here
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