Piccadilly Circus

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Piccadilly Circus is a famous London road junction and public space known for its illuminated advertising screens, statue of Eros, and role as a major tourist and entertainment hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
road junction
tourist attraction
category Road junctions in London
Shopping districts and streets in London
Squares in the City of Westminster
Tourist attractions in the City of Westminster
connectsTo Coventry Street
Glasshouse Street
Haymarket
Piccadilly
Regent Street
Shaftesbury Avenue
country United Kingdom
designedBy John Nash
hasFeature curved building facades
illuminated advertising hoardings
large pedestrian area
traffic roundabout
hasStatue Anteros
Eros
hasStructure Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
hasTransportConnection Piccadilly Circus Underground station
knownFor LED billboards
Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain
entertainment venues
illuminated advertising screens
neon signs
proximity to theatres
shopping
statue of Eros
tourist crowds
locatedIn City of Westminster
London
linked to: London, England

West End of London
locatedOn Piccadilly
Regent Street
near Leicester Square
Soho
Trafalgar Square
nickname Times Square of London
linked to: Piccadilly Circus
openingDate 1819
partOf West End theatre district
servedBy Bakerloo line
Piccadilly line
touristStatus major tourist attraction in London

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West End of London hasPart Piccadilly Circus
West End of London hasSquare Piccadilly Circus
Jermyn Street hasNearbyAttraction Piccadilly Circus
Waterloo Place near Piccadilly Circus (to the north via Regent Street)
linked to: Piccadilly Circus
W1 postcode district containsLandmark Piccadilly Circus
West End contains Piccadilly Circus
Criterion Theatre locatedOn Piccadilly Circus
Criterion Theatre hasCategory Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Theatre locatedNear Piccadilly Circus
Dover Street hasAdjacentStation Piccadilly Circus
Reginald Blomfield notableWork The Quadrant, Piccadilly Circus (remodelling)
linked to: Piccadilly Circus
Shaftesbury Avenue connectsWith Piccadilly Circus
Haymarket Theatre locatedNear Piccadilly Circus
The Circus modeledAfter Piccadilly Circus
The Circus inspiredBy Piccadilly Circus
Theatre Royal Haymarket hasNeighbourhood Piccadilly Circus area
linked to: Piccadilly Circus
Empire Cinema Haymarket near Piccadilly Circus
Haymarket hasConnectingJunction Piccadilly Circus
Haymarket hasNearbyAttraction Piccadilly Circus
Leicester Square Gardens isNear Piccadilly Circus
London hasLandmark Piccadilly Circus
subject linked to: London and Tyneside
Glasshouse Street vicinity near Piccadilly Circus
Glasshouse Street vicinity hasNearbyAttraction Piccadilly Lights
linked to: Piccadilly Circus
Glasshouse Street vicinity hasStreet Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus nickname Times Square of London
linked to: Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus advertising screens visibleFrom Piccadilly Circus road junction
linked to: Piccadilly Circus
Charing Cross area near Piccadilly Circus
London landmarks hasPart Piccadilly Circus
Golden Square hasNearbyArea Piccadilly Circus
Charles Ginner notableWork Piccadilly Circus
Mayfair locatedNear Piccadilly Circus