Covent Garden
Royal Opera's home
Covent Garden is a district in central London known for its market, shops, and street performers.
It is also shorthand for the Royal Opera House located there, home to the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera: We have tickets to Covent Garden tonight.
The name derives from a medieval convent garden that once occupied the site.
Public urban square
- stallholderMarket booth operator
- produceMake or manufacture
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- street performersArtists entertaining passersby outdoors
artisanal · crafts · antiques · buskers · vendors · handmade · souvenirs · stalls
Public urban square
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- StrandHistoric London avenue
- Leicester SquareCentral London entertainment plaza
- SohoLondon entertainment quarter
Charing Cross · neighborhood · quarter · precinct · central London · locality · Drury Lane · King Street
London theatre district
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- balletClassical dance on pointe
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
curtain · playbill · drama · comedy · tragedy · intermission · encore · rehearsal
Visiting places of interest
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- street performersArtists entertaining passersby outdoors
- buskersPublic space entertainers
living statues · restaurants · cafes · pubs · shopping · photo opportunities · pedestrianized · explore
Inherited cultural legacy
- VictorianOf a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- restorationReturning something to condition
Inigo Jones · conservation · landmark · portico · colonnade · preservation · 19th century · listed building
piazza
Public urban square
- stallholderMarket booth operator
- produceMake or manufacture
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
street performers · artisanal · crafts · antiques · buskers · vendors · handmade · souvenirs · stalls · arcade
piazza
Public urban square
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- StrandHistoric London avenue
- Leicester SquareCentral London entertainment plaza
Soho · Charing Cross · neighborhood · quarter · precinct · central London · locality · Drury Lane · King Street
West End
London theatre district
audience · curtain · playbill · drama · comedy · tragedy · intermission · encore · rehearsal · costume
sightseeing
Visiting places of interest
- attractionsThings that draw interest
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- street performersArtists entertaining passersby outdoors
buskers · living statues · restaurants · cafes · pubs · shopping · photo opportunities · pedestrianized · explore · itinerary
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- VictorianOf a prim era
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- architectureBuilding design discipline
Inigo Jones · restoration · conservation · landmark · portico · colonnade · preservation · 19th century · listed building · historic square
- European NeighborhoodsMontmartre, Latin Quarter, San Marco, Notting Hill, South Bank
- Piccadilly LinePiccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, King's Cross, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge
- Victorian TheatreHenrik Ibsen, proscenium, Oscar Wilde, footlights, backstage
- performing artsacting, dance, music, drama, theater
- marketsmarket, marketplace, stock market, bazaar, flea market
- arts venuesperforming arts center, cultural center, concert hall, gallery space, exhibition hall
Covent GardenSoho
London entertainment quarter
East End · Camden Town · Brixton · Whitechapel · Shoreditch
Covent Gardenfringe theatre
Unconventional, low-budget drama
Wembley · music hall · West End · variety show · vaudeville
Covent GardenDocklands
Redeveloped former port area
East End · industrial estate · council estate · Croydon · Barking