Piccadilly
West End artery
Piccadilly is a major street in central London, running from Piccadilly Circus to Hyde Park Corner.
The name evokes fashionable shopping, historic hotels, and the West End theater district.
Piccadilly Circus, where several streets converge, is a landmark known for its illuminated advertisements and the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain.
England's capital city
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- Regent StreetMajor London retail avenue
- Leicester SquareCentral London entertainment plaza
- MayfairUpscale central London district
Hyde Park · Soho · Bond Street · Pall Mall · The Ritz · Royal Academy · West End · central
Greek deity of desire
- neonInert illuminating element
- illuminationProvision of light
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
meeting point · steps · advertising · billboards · screens · junction · iconic · tourist
Upscale hospitality name
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- Savile RowLondon's bespoke tailoring district
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
designer · haute couture · elegance · glamour · upmarket · exclusive · refined · fine dining
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RegencyProxy rule period
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
architecture · preservation · period · legacy · antiquity · restoration · monuments · bygone
London
England's capital city
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- Regent StreetMajor London retail avenue
- Leicester SquareCentral London entertainment plaza
Mayfair · Hyde Park · Soho · Bond Street · Pall Mall · The Ritz · Royal Academy · West End · central
Eros
Greek deity of desire
- neonInert illuminating element
- illuminationProvision of light
- fountainWater-spouting structure
statue · meeting point · steps · advertising · billboards · screens · junction · iconic · tourist · sightseeing
Ritz
Upscale hospitality name
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
- Savile RowLondon's bespoke tailoring district
boutique · designer · haute couture · elegance · glamour · upmarket · exclusive · refined · fine dining · afternoon tea
Victorian
Of a prim era
heritage · architecture · preservation · period · legacy · antiquity · restoration · monuments · bygone · aristocratic
theatre
Art of staged performance
music · performance · show · concert · cabaret · cinema · amusement · arcade · variety · spectacle
crowded
Filled beyond comfort
- trafficMovement along routes
- commutersDaily work travelers
- pedestriansPeople traveling on foot
congestion · rush · packed · thronging · hectic · busy · jostle · swarming · tourists · shoppers
- Greater ManchesterManchester, Stockport, Oldham, Wigan, Bolton
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- LondonChelsea, Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Big Ben
- UK PlacesLondon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bath
- Victorian LondonLondon, Thames, Big Ben, Westminster, East End
- Tobacco BrandsMarlboro, Newport, Winston, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall
PiccadillyWhitechapel
East London district
East End · Barking · Dagenham · Shoreditch · Brixton
Piccadillyslum
Impoverished urban district
back alley · industrial district · council estate · skid row
- Piccadilly CircusMajor London intersection
- Piccadilly lineLondon underground railway branch