Piccadilly Circus
Originally formed in
1819 as one intersection from John Nashs masterpiece
REGENT
STREET, the four
corners were set back and lined with concave curving stucco
buildings that formed a circle. This was largely knocked
down and destroyed by the Metropolitan Board of Works to
make way for Shaftesbury Avenue.
In spite of all that,
this to many is the epicentre of London where London
nightlife (day life and tourist life) fan out in all
directions and has the bewitching statue of Eros in the
middle. Fanning to the north the elegant Regent Street and
the theatre land of Shaftesbury Avenue. To the east the
Trocadero and club/cinema land of Leicester Square. To the
south Haymarket and to the west the genteel Piccadilly.
Although the
direction this tour heads west it is in a hop on hop off
loop so choose your direction at the bottom
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines
