Giant UK tourist attraction which cost £6m demolished after just 6 months

Giant UK tourist attraction which cost £6m demolished after just 6 monthsAdditional cost of dismantling the structure was reported to be around £660,000. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Kris Boratyn, Audience Writer 10:50, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Updated: 10:50, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Westminster City Council hoped the attraction would encourage more people to visit the area (Image: Getty)A giant tourist attraction that cost millions of pounds to build was demolished after being open for just six months. The Marble Arch Mound in central London was created as part of plans to help bring shoppers and visitors back to Oxford Street after the Covid pandemic. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) Westminster City Council hoped the attraction would encourage more people to visit the area after lockdown restrictions had badly affected businesses. Construction began in May 2021, and the mound officially opened to the public on July 26 that year. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy READ MORE: Abandoned UK shopping centre finally demolished READ MORE: Beloved UK football stadium opened in 1904 demolished and turned into flats Visitors coul...