Regent Street
Piccadilly Circus connector
Regent Street is a major shopping thoroughfare in central London, running from Piccadilly Circus to Oxford Circus.
Known for its curved architecture and upscale retail, it serves as shorthand for fashionable London shopping: We spent the afternoon on Regent Street.
The street takes its name from the Prince Regent, later George IV.
Major London intersection
- Oxford CircusMajor London shopping intersection
- MayfairUpscale central London district
- SohoLondon entertainment quarter
- West EndLondon theatre district
Liberty · Burberry · Nash · Savile Row · Covent Garden · Leicester Square · Trafalgar Square · Westminster
Personified ideal as landmark
- BurberryBritish luxury outerwear brand
- Apple StoreTech giant's retail outlet
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- boutiquesSmall fashionable stores
department stores · luxury · fashion · retail · brands · designer · window shopping · Christmas lights
Ceremonial public procession
- processionFormal moving line
- Christmas lightsDecorative winter display bulbs
- Buckingham PalaceUK monarch's headquarters
- illuminationsDecorative lighting displays
festive · celebrations · New Year · tourist · landmark · iconic · central · boulevard
English-origin family name
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- sweepBrush clean with broom
Victorian · Edwardian · listed · heritage · conservation · restoration · Beaux-Arts · ornate
Piccadilly Circus
Major London intersection
- Oxford CircusMajor London shopping intersection
- MayfairUpscale central London district
- SohoLondon entertainment quarter
West End · Liberty · Burberry · Nash · Savile Row · Covent Garden · Leicester Square · Trafalgar Square · Westminster · Knightsbridge
Liberty
Personified ideal as landmark
- BurberryBritish luxury outerwear brand
- Apple StoreTech giant's retail outlet
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
boutiques · department stores · luxury · fashion · retail · brands · designer · window shopping · Christmas lights · sales
parade
Ceremonial public procession
- processionFormal moving line
- Christmas lightsDecorative winter display bulbs
- Buckingham PalaceUK monarch's headquarters
illuminations · festive · celebrations · New Year · tourist · landmark · iconic · central · boulevard · promenade
Nash
English-origin family name
sweep · Victorian · Edwardian · listed · heritage · conservation · restoration · Beaux-Arts · ornate · streetscape
- UK StreetsAbbey Road, Portobello Road, Strand
- LondonChelsea, Westminster, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London, Big Ben
- Street NamesBroadway, Park Avenue, Madison Avenue
- streetsroad, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement, alley
- Georgian architecturesash windows, sash window, stucco, terrace, terrace house
- Shopping StreetsFifth Avenue, Rodeo Drive, Champs-Elysees, Madison Avenue, Ginza
Regent Streetslum
Impoverished urban district
skid row · shantytown · squalor · ghetto · poverty
Regent Streetshantytown
Poor area of crude shelters
favela · back alley · strip mall · urban decay · wasteland
Regent Streetdead mall
Defunct shopping center
corner shop · pound shop · flea market · car boot sale · obscurity