Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden London England
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Uploaded by juril001 on Dec 3, 2007
Piccadilly Circus is a famous road junction and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster, built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly. The Latin word circus (meaning circle) refers to a "circular open space at a street junction"), it now links directly to the theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue as well as the Haymarket, Coventry Street (onwards to Leicester Square) and Glasshouse Street. The Circus is close to major shopping and entertainment areas in a central location at the heart of the West End. Its status as a major traffic intersection has made Piccadilly Circus a busy meeting point and a tourist attraction in its own right.
The Circus is particularly known for its video display and neon signs mounted on the corner building on the northern side, as well as the Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue known as 'Eros' (sometimes called 'The Angel of Christian Charity', which would be better translated as 'Agape', but formally 'Anteros' - see below). It is surrounded by several noted buildings, including the London Pavilion and Criterion Theatre. Directly underneath the plaza is the London Underground station Piccadilly Circus.
Covent Garden is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest corner of the London Borough of Camden. The area is dominated by shopping, street performers and entertainment facilities and contains an entrance to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, which is also widely known simply as "Covent Garden", and the bustling Seven Dials area.
The area is bounded by High Holborn to the north, Kingsway to the east, the Strand to the south and Charing Cross Road to the west. Covent Garden Piazza is located in the geographical centre of the area and was the site of a flower, fruit and vegetable market from the 1500s until 1974, when the wholesale market relocated to New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms. Nearby areas include Soho, St James's, Bloomsbury and Holborn.
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letseeitplease 1 year ago 2
@algeroi94 can you tell me of an apartment near covent garden?
pinkamos 1 year ago
go to trocadero is a goood place in pucadilly
algeroi94 2 years ago
best city on the fucking planet
pointfighter 3 years ago 2
wow,really great place,hope i get to visit it this winter ^^
AliProjectUberAlles 3 years ago
Brings back great memories! Hopefully I can make it back there this fall. What a wonderful time.
Sashabooboo 3 years ago
I miss this place.
I used to walk around...when I was in UCL
Op9whg 3 years ago
love is all you need
jabatech 4 years ago