London geography?

Question

What and where is Piccadilly Circus?

Answer 1

Piccadilly Circus is a famous traffic intersection and public space of London's West End in the City of Westminster. Built in 1819 to connect Regent Street with the major shopping street of Piccadilly (the "circus" refers to "circular open space at a street junction"), it now links directly to the theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue as well as the Haymarket, Coventry Street (onwards to Leicester Square) and Glasshouse Street. The Circus is close to major shopping and entertainment areas in a central location at the heart of the West End. Its status as a major traffic intersection has made Piccadilly Circus a busy meeting point and a tourist attraction in its own right.

The Circus is particularly known for its video display and neon signs mounted on the corner building on the northern side, as well as the Shaftesbury memorial fountain and statue known as 'Eros' (sometimes called 'The Angel of Christian Charity', which would be better translated as 'Agape', but formally 'Anteros' - see below). It is surrounded by several noted buildings, including the London Pavilion and Criterion Theatre. Directly underneath the plaza is the London Underground station Piccadilly Circus.

Answer 2

Piccadilly Circus is a junction in the West End of London where roads meet, the roads are Regent Street, Coventry Street, Piccadilly, Glasshouse Street and Shaftsbury Avenue. It is most famous for the statue or "Eros" in the middle of a roundabout, but changed road conditions don't use it as a roundabout any more. Try checking it out on Google Earth.
It's kind of London's Times Square.

Answer 3

See pictures at:
http://theperaltaproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/IMGP0009.jpg
http://www.globaledu.co.uk/Images/PicaddilyCircus.jpg

It is a traffic junction in the centre of London, most famous for its giant advertising billboards which light up at night.
It is also the location of the statue of Eros.