Serpentine

Japanese: Serpentine
Serpentine

…A park in London, England. Its total area is 361 acres (146 ha), but it is a large park of over 600 acres (243 ha) that is connected to Kensington Gardens (the gardens of Kensington Palace, which includes a memorial to Prince Albert) on the west side, separated by a long, curved pond called the Serpentine. It was originally the property of Westminster Abbey, but Henry VIII made it a royal hunting ground, and from the time of Charles I it became a recreational spot.

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Japanese:

…イギリスのロンドンにある公園。それ自体の全面積は361エーカー(146ha)だが,サーペンタインSerpentineとよばれる湾曲した細長い池を挟んで西側のケンジントン・ガーデンKensington Gardens(ケンジントン宮殿の庭園で,アルバート公の記念碑などがある)とひと続きの,600エーカー(243ha)以上の大公園となっている。本来はウェストミンスター・アベーの所領であったが,ヘンリー8世が王領の猟場とし,チャールズ1世時代から行楽地となった。…

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