Piccadilly Circus
West End junction
Piccadilly Circus is a major traffic junction and public square in London's West End, known for its bright electronic billboards and the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain (often mistakenly called the Eros statue).
It functions as a central meeting point and tourist destination.
In British slang, calling a place like Piccadilly Circus means it's chaotically busy or crowded.
Greek deity of desire
- neon signsElectrified gas tube advertisements
- billboardsLarge outdoor advertisements
- West EndLondon theatre district
- Regent StreetMajor London retail avenue
Leicester Square · fountain · statue · iconic · meeting point · public art · Victorian · architecture
England's capital city
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- SohoLondon entertainment quarter
- Regent StreetMajor London retail avenue
- Leicester SquareCentral London entertainment plaza
Trafalgar Square · Covent Garden · Oxford Street · Mayfair · Haymarket · Charing Cross · West End · Chinatown
Point where things meet
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- trafficMovement along routes
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- pedestrian crossingDesignated road-crossing zone
traffic lights · convergence · Regent Street · road junction · traffic flow · vehicles · buses · black cabs
London theatre district
- theatresVenues for staged performances
- musicalsTheatrical works with songs
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
- showsPresents or broadcasts
performances · comedy · nightclubs · cinema · premiere · showtime · curtain call · stage doors
Eros
Greek deity of desire
- neon signsElectrified gas tube advertisements
- billboardsLarge outdoor advertisements
- West EndLondon theatre district
Regent Street · Leicester Square · fountain · statue · iconic · meeting point · public art · Victorian · architecture · cityscape
London
England's capital city
- WestminsterLondon's political center
- SohoLondon entertainment quarter
- Regent StreetMajor London retail avenue
Leicester Square · Trafalgar Square · Covent Garden · Oxford Street · Mayfair · Haymarket · Charing Cross · West End · Chinatown · tube station
junction
Point where things meet
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- trafficMovement along routes
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
pedestrian crossing · traffic lights · convergence · Regent Street · road junction · traffic flow · vehicles · buses · black cabs · double-deckers
West End
London theatre district
- theatresVenues for staged performances
- musicalsTheatrical works with songs
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
shows · performances · comedy · nightclubs · cinema · premiere · showtime · curtain call · stage doors · matinee
crowded
Filled beyond comfort
- bustlingFull of energetic activity
- hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
- teemingAbundantly full of
packed · congested · throngs · swarming · chaotic · lively · noisy · frenetic · rush hour · multitude
- Piccadilly LineLeicester Square, Covent Garden, King's Cross, Hyde Park Corner, Knightsbridge
- Tube StationsBaker Street, Bank, Bond Street, Brixton, Camden Town
- LondonChelsea, Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Big Ben
- Urban LandmarksTimes Square, Trafalgar Square, Red Square, Tiananmen Square, Union Square
- landmarkspyramids, lighthouse, national monument, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower
- streetsstreet, road, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement
Piccadilly Circusghost town
Deserted former inhabited place
wilderness · desert · rural isolation · remote hamlet · peaceful retreat
Piccadilly CircusCroydon
Borough in south London
Romford · the sticks · commuter belt · Scottish Highlands · Land's End
Piccadilly CircusLincoln Memorial
D.C. presidential monument
Arlington National Cemetery · war memorial · Red Square · Tiananmen Square · village green