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| The Angel of Christian Charity, popularly known as Eros, is one of the first statues to be cast in aluminium |
Piccadilly Circus is a central London plaza at the intersection of Regent Street, Piccadilly, Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street.
The area used to be surrounded by illuminated advertising hoardings on buildings, but only one building now carries them, namely the one in the northwestern corner, between Shaftesbury and Glasshouse Street. In September 2003, Coca Cola replaced its old illuminated board with a state-of-the-art video display that curves round with the building.
At the south-western side of the Circus, moved from its original position in the centre, stands the Shaftesbury memorial fountain, erected in 1893 to commemorate the philanthropic works of Lord Shaftesbury. It is topped by Alfred Gilbert 's winged nude statue, popularly known as Eros, although its official name is The Angel of Christian Charity. Technologically ground-breaking at the time, this statue was the the first in the world to be cast in aluminium. The statue originally pointed its bow to the north, up Shaftesbury Avenue. However, during the Second World War the statue was removed for safe keeping, and when it was returned its bow was fixed pointing in to the south, towards Lower Regent Street.
The Criterion Theatre stands on the south side of Piccadilly Circus, and has been the home of the Reduced Shakespeare Company since 1995.
On the north-eastern side of the Circus, on the corner between Shaftesbury Avenue and Coventry Street, is located the London Pavilion. The building was originally a music hall, but is now a shopping arcadeFor the traditional meaning of the word mall see mall. A shopping mall is a building or set of buildings that contain stores/shops and have interconnecting walkways that make it easy for people to walk from store to store. The walkways may or may not be e. Between 19861986 is a common year starting on Wednesday. Events January January 1 Spain and Portugal enter the European Community January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands and is separated from the Netherlands Antilles. January 9 After losing a pa and 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, it was the home of the Rock Circus exhibition - a wax figure museum of rock and pop musicians.
Piccadilly Circus tube stationPiccadilly Circus tube station is the London Underground station located directly beneath Piccadilly Circus itself, with entrances at every corner. It is in zone 1. It is on the Piccadilly Line between Green Park and Leicester Square, and the Bakerloo Lin is located directly beneath the intersection.Piccadilly Circus is renowned as one of the busiest places in the world; the phrase, "it's like Piccadilly Circus", is commonly used in the UK to refer to a place or situation where many people meet. It has been said that a person who stays long enough at Piccadilly Circus will eventually bump into everyone they know.
Major shops
To the north lies Soho.
Piccadilly Circus is also the name of Pernilla Wahlgren's hit song from 1985.
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