Piccadilly Circus London Kamila Olesińska,

Table of Contents 1 – You’re welcome! 2 – Table of Contents 3 – Where is it? 4 – Map 5 – Pictures of Piccadilly Circus 6 – History [part 1] 7 – History [part 2] 8 - History [part 3] 9 – Sth about lights 10 – Fountain 11 – Piccadilly Circus today 12 – Billboards 13 – Historical View 14 – See it or not? 15 – Thank you

Where is it? Piccadilly Circus is the most famous london square and crossroad. In the middle is fountain with statuette of Anteros, on the wall one of the buildings witch are surrounding square - huge light advertisements. Nearby is Trocadero too – entertainement centre, witch has cinemas, restaurants, shops and casinos. When you’d be there, you should see districts: Soho and China Town.

Map

Pictures of Piccadilly Circus Neon signs of Piccadilly Circus by night Neon signs of Piccadilly Circus by day

History [part 1] At the start of the 1960s, it was determined that the Circus needed to be redeveloped to allow for greater traffic flow. In 1962, Lord Holford presented a plan which would have created a "double-decker" Piccadilly Circus, with a new pedestrian concourse above the ground-level traffic. This concept was kept alive throughout the rest of 1960s, before eventually being killed off by Sir Keith Joseph and Ernest Marples in 1972; the key reason given was that Holford's scheme only allowed for a 20% increase in traffic, and the Government required 50%.

History [part 2] The Holford plan is referenced in the short-form documentary film "Goodbye, Piccadilly", produced by the Rank Organisation in Piccadilly Circus has since escaped major redevelopment, apart from extensive ground-level pedestrianisation around its south side in the 1980s.

History [part 3] The Piccadilly Circus tube station was opened March 10, 1906, on the Bakerloo Line, and on the Piccadilly Line in December of that year. In 1928, the station was extensively rebuilt to handle an increase in traffic.

BC ( ) ( ) ( ) Piccadilly Circus is the most beautiful at night, when the square is full of lights, neons and advertisements like: Coca-Cola, Sanyo, TDK and McDonald’s.

Shaftesbury memorial fountain At the center of the Circus stands the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain. It was built in 1893 to commemorate Lord Shaftesbury, a philanthropist known for his support of the poor. The seminude statue on top of the fountain depicts the Angel of Christian Charity but was later renamed Eros after the Greek god of love and beauty. The fountain was made in bronze, but the statue is made of aluminum, at the time a novel and rare material.

Piccadilly Circus today Piccadilly Circus is now partly pedestrianized and a favorite place for people to congregate before going to the nearby shopping and entertainment areas. Soho, Chinatown, Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square are all within walking distance.

Billboards The creation of the Shaftesbury Avenue in 1885 turned the plaza into a busy traffic junction. This made Piccadilly Circus attractive for advertisers, who installed the first illuminated billboards in London in For some time the plaza was surrounded by billboards, creating London's version of Times Square, but currently only one building still carries large (mostly electronic) displays.

Historical View

See it or not? You should see this place, bacause: - you can meet there lot of nice people - this is historical place in London - there’re shops, restaurants and cinema

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