Picadilly Circus

Piccadilly circus

Piccadilly circus is a busy plaza in the heart of London at the junction of five major streets: Regent street, Shaftesbury avenue, Piccadilly and Covent street. this attracted the first illuminated advertisements in London in 1895. At the center of the circus stands the Shaftesbury memorial fountain with seminude statue on top of Eros. The Piccadilly Circus is now partly pedestrianized and a favourite place from where to access the nearby shopping and entertainment areas.